We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Amphibians of Santa Teresa, Brazil: the hotspot further evaluated.
- Authors
Ferreira, Rodrigo Barbosa; Mônico, Alexander Tamanini; da Silva, Emanuel Teixeira; Lirio, Fernanda Cristina Ferreira; Zocca, Cássio; Mageski, Marcio Marques; Tonini, João Filipe Riva; Beard, Karen H.; Duca, Charles; Silva-Soares, Thiago
- Abstract
A checklist of the amphibians of Santa Teresa municipality, in southeastern Brazil is presented based on fieldwork, examination of specimens in collections, and a literature review. This new amphibian list of Santa Teresa includes 108 species, of which 106 (~98%) belong to Anura and two (~2%) to Gymnophiona. Hylidae was the most represented family with 47 species (43%). Compared to the previous amphibian lists for Santa Teresa, 14 species were added, 17 previously reported species were removed, and 13 species were re-identified based on recent taxonomic rearrangements. Of the 14 species added, 11 (79%) were first recorded during our fieldwork and specimen examination. It is also the first list of caecilians for Santa Teresa. This list suggests that Santa Teresa has 0.16 species per km2 (i.e., 108 species/683 km2), one of the highest densities of amphibian species in the world at a regional scale. This richness represents 78% of the 136 anurans from Espírito Santo state and 10% of the 1,080 amphibians from Brazil. We highlight the need for long-term monitoring to understand population trends and develop effective conservation plans to safeguard this remarkable amphibian richness.
- Subjects
ESPIRITO Santo (Brazil : State); BRAZIL; TERESA, of Avila, Saint, 1515-1582; AMPHIBIANS; HYLIDAE; ANURA; LITERATURE reviews
- Publication
ZooKeys, 2019, Issue 857, p139
- ISSN
1313-2989
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3897/zookeys.857.30302