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Rocha CFD, Militão CM, Vrcibradic D, Van Sluys M, Pereira-Ribeiro J, Dias EJR, Marra RV, Bergallo HG, Winck GR, Galdino CAB, Cunha-Barros M, Kiefer MC, Telles FBS, Almeida-Santos P, Hatano FH, Menezes VA, Siqueira CC, Miranda JP, Maia-Carneiro T, Oliveira JCF. A summary of reptile and anuran amphibian species from Brazilian sandy coastal plains: 31 years of sampling efforts of the "Laboratório de Ecologia de Vertebrados, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro". BRAZ J BIOL 2021; 81:1144-1165. [PMID: 33111929 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.229617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2019] [Accepted: 04/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Although currently there is already a set of studies regarding ecological aspects of some particular reptile and amphibian species living in Brazilian sandy coastal plains (including the so-called "restinga" and "campo nativo" habitats), there is comparatively few information on the species composition usually associated to these environments. During 31 years (1988-2019) of herpetological studies carried out in sandy coastal plains environments by our research team of the Laboratory of Vertebrate Ecology (Department of Ecology, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, in Rio de Janeiro Brazil) we have surveyed reptile and amphibian communities and performed different studies with similar methods in 70 sites from 10 different states along the Brazilian coast. Our surveys resulted in records of 87 species of reptile (five turtles, two crocodylians, six amphisbaenians, 36 lizards and 39 snakes) from 24 families, and 77 species of anuran amphibians from nine families. We have studied multiple natural history topics for anurans and reptiles which resulted in the publication of some specific ecological studies, especially regarding some species, encompassing population and community ecology, foraging and feeding habits, species activity, thermoregulation, reproduction, use of microhabitats, and parasitism by ecto and endoparasites. Our results along these three decades have also contributed for the description of four new lizard species (Ameivula nativo, Glaucomastix littoralis, G. abaetensis and G. itabaianensis). Our studies constitute an important contribution to the knowledge of the ecology of anuran amphibians and reptiles in these ecosystems, as well as to the conservation of sandy coastal plains environment. The checklist presented in this study, based on our records of sandy coastal plains herpetofauna, provides for many localities along the Brazilian coast, the needed knowledge on species occurrence, including the presence of endemic and/or endangered species, which can be of value for many conservation actions.
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Affiliation(s)
- C F D Rocha
- Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - UERJ, Instituto de Biologia Roberto de Alcantara Gomes, Departamento de Ecologia, Laboratório de Ecologia de Vertebrados, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
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- Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - UERJ, Instituto de Biologia Roberto de Alcantara Gomes, Departamento de Ecologia, Laboratório de Ecologia de Vertebrados, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - UNIRIO, Instituto de Biociências, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
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- Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - UERJ, Instituto de Biologia Roberto de Alcantara Gomes, Departamento de Ecologia, Laboratório de Ecologia de Vertebrados, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
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- Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - UERJ, Instituto de Biologia Roberto de Alcantara Gomes, Departamento de Ecologia, Laboratório de Ecologia de Vertebrados, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal de Sergipe - UFS,Laboratório de Biologia e Ecologia de Vertebrados, Departamento de Biociências, Itabaiana, SE, Brasil
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- Grupo de Apoio Técnico Especializado - GATE, Ministério Público do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
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- Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - UERJ, Instituto de Biologia Roberto de Alcantara Gomes, Departamento de Ecologia, Laboratório de Ecologia de Vertebrados, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine, Grenoble, France
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- Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais - PUCMG, Programa de Pós-graduação em Biologia de Vertebrados, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ, Departamento de Ecologia, Instituto de Biologia, Laboratório de Ecologia Aplicada, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal Fluminense - UFF, Departamento de Biologia Geral, Instituto de Biologia, Niterói, RJ, Brasil
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- Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - UERJ, Instituto de Biologia Roberto de Alcantara Gomes, Departamento de Ecologia, Laboratório de Ecologia de Vertebrados, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
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- Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - UERJ, Instituto de Biologia Roberto de Alcantara Gomes, Departamento de Ecologia, Laboratório de Ecologia de Vertebrados, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia - UFRA, Instituto Socioambiental e dos Recursos Hídricos, Belém, PA, Brasil
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- Fundação Centro Universitário Estadual da Zona Oeste - UEZO, Unidade de Biologia, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
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- Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - UERJ, Instituto de Biologia Roberto de Alcantara Gomes, Departamento de Ecologia, Laboratório de Ecologia de Vertebrados, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal do Maranhão - UFMA, Centro de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais, Laboratório de Herpetologia, Chapadinha, MA, Brasil
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- Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - UERJ, Instituto de Biologia Roberto de Alcantara Gomes, Departamento de Ecologia, Laboratório de Ecologia de Vertebrados, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
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- Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - UERJ, Instituto de Biologia Roberto de Alcantara Gomes, Departamento de Ecologia, Laboratório de Ecologia de Vertebrados, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
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Winck GR, Almeida-Santos P, Rocha CFD. Potential distribution of the endangered endemic lizard Liolaemus lutzae Mertens, 1938 (Liolaemidae): are there other suitable areas for a geographically restricted species? BRAZ J BIOL 2014; 74:338-48. [DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.18612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2012] [Accepted: 03/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
In this study we attempted to access further information on the geographical distribution of the endangered lizard Liolaemus lutzae, estimating its potential distribution through the maximum entropy algorithm. For this purpose, we related its points of occurrence with matrices of environmental variables. After examining the correlation between environmental matrices, we selected 10 for model construction. The main variables influencing the current geographic distribution of L. lutzae were the diurnal temperature range and altitude. The species endemism seemed to be a consequence of a reduction of the original distribution area. Alternatively, the resulting model may reflect the geographic distribution of an ancestral lineage, since the model selected areas of occurrence of the two other species of Liolaemus from Brazil (L. arambarensis and L. occipitalis), all living in sand dune habitats and having psamophilic habits. Due to the high loss rate of habitat occupied by the species, the conservation and recovery of the remaining areas affected by human actions is essential.
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Affiliation(s)
- GR. Winck
- Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro – UERJ, Brazil
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- Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro – UERJ, Brazil; Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro – UERJ, Brazil
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