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- Title
Herpetofauna of protected areas in the Caatinga VIII: An updated checklist for the Serra das Confusões region with new data from Serra Vermelha, Piauí, Brazil.
- Authors
Marques, Ricardo; Garda, Adrian A.; Furtado, Adriana P.; Bruinjé, Andre C.; Protázio, Arielson dos S.; de Carvalho, Breno F.; Vieira, Cecília R.; Gomes, Dandara; Pantoja, Davi L.; Figueiredo, Diainara da S.; Shepard, Donald B.; Camurugi, Felipe; Coelho, Felipe E. A.; Magalhães, Felipe M.; Caetano, Gabriel H. O.; Colli, Guarino R.; Paulino, Henrique M.; Carvalho, Izabelle T. S.; Graciene, Joedma; Alvarenga, Júlio M.
- Abstract
It is repeatedly stressed the need to characterize the extant biodiversity in tropical ecosystems. However, inventory studies are still progressing slowly in dry ecosystems, leading to the underestimation of their true biodiversity and hindering conservation efforts. In this study, we present primary and secondary data, along with an updated list of amphibians and reptiles from two localities in the São Francisco-Gurguéia region in Piauí. Additionally, we compare the species composition between nine areas within the Caatinga, which were sampled using standardized methods over the past ten years, to examine broader spatial patterns of community composition. To survey reptiles and amphibians, we employed similar methods and sampling efforts in two areas within the Serra das Confusões National Park (SCNP) region. Our surveys recorded a total of 73 species of amphibians and reptiles, of which 24 are new distribution records for the SCNP region. Consequently, our findings increase the known herpetofauna in the region to 94 species. Despite their proximity, the two sites in the SCNP region exhibited only 42% similarity in species composition, and they differed significantly from other areas within the Caatinga. Furthermore, even the closer Caatinga areas presented differences in species composition, highlighting the necessity to evaluate biodiversity across the landscape and contribute to understanding biogeographic patterns.
- Subjects
AMPHIBIANS; HERPETOFAUNA; PROTECTED areas; TROPICAL ecosystems; REPTILE surveys; BIODIVERSITY conservation
- Publication
Biota Neotropica (Edicao em Iingles), 2023, Vol 23, Issue 4, p1
- ISSN
1806-129X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/1676-0611-BN-2023-1520