Expanding the knowledge about the occurrence of anurans in the highest amphibian diversity area of Atlantic Forest: Parque Estadual da Serra do Mar, São Paulo, Brazil

Abstract

The vegetation cover in the Atlantic Forest has been converted to human use or degraded by human activities, which declined the vegetation to 16% of its original extent. Although several protected areas have been created in this Neotropical biome over the past decades, our knowledge of the amphibian species within these areas is still far from adequate. Here, we present lists of anuran species from three different areas of Parque Estadual da Serra do Mar: núcleos Curucutu, Santa Virgínia and São Sebastião. To survey anuran species, we visited six sampling units (two ponds, two streams and two trails inside forest fragments) in each locality. Samplings were accomplished from December 2014 to February 2015, December 2015 to February 2016 and December 2016 to February 2017, totalizing 27 days of field samplings in each sampling unit. We recorded 34 anuran species in the Núcleo Curucutu, 44 species in the Núcleo São Sebastião and 42 species in the Núcleo Santa Virgínia, totalizing 65 species belonging to 12 families (number of species in parentheses): Bufonidae (5), Brachycephalidae (6), Centrolenidae (1), Craugastoridae (1), Cycloramphidae (2), Hemiphractidae (1), Hylidae (29), Hylodidae (3), Leptodactylidae (12), Microhylidae (2), Odontophrynidae (2), and Phyllomedusidae (1). We hope that these lists can be useful for future studies as well as helping in the management and conservation planning of these protected areas.

Anurans from the upper basins of the Rio Grande and Rio Preto: eastern portion of the Serra da Mantiqueira Environmental Protection Area, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil

“…Although this biome has a high level of fragmentation (Pereira et al, 2016), the heterogeneity on climatic conditions, relief, and types of vegetation throughout the geographical distribution of the Atlantic Forest support a great diversity of species and phylogenetic groups (Duellman, 1999;Martins and Haddad, 2010), with a high degree of endemisms (Forlani et al, 2010;Mittermeier et al, 2011;Silva et al, 2018). Despite its importance, the knowledge about the diversity of the herpetofauna in the Atlantic Forest is still incipient (Van Sluys et al, 2009;Forlani et al, 2010;Ribeiro et al, 2015;Silva et al, 2017). This deficiency is even more pronounced when we consider altitudes above 1,000 meters (Rossa-Feres et al, 2008;Martins and Haddad, 2010;Ribeiro et al, 2015), where the development of tolerance to unique climatic conditions can lead to a high level of endemism (Cruz and Feio, 2007;Ribeiro et al, 2015;Silva et al, 2018).…”

Distribuição geográfica de Scinax crospedospilus (Anura, Hylidae), incluindo novos registros na Mata Atlântica de Minas Gerais (Brasil)

“…No presente estudo realizou-se uma revisão bibliográfica e verificou-se que, após a descrição original, Scinax crospedospilus foi sendo paulatinamente registrado em diversas localidades na Mata Atlântica dos estados do Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo e Minas Gerais (Araujo et al, 2010;Araujo et al, 2013;Assis & Feio, 2017;Bang et al, 2017;Bertoluci, 1998;Bertoluci & Rodrigues, 2002;Bevier et al, 2008;Brusquetti et al, 2014;Carvalho et al 2008;Cochran, 1955;Condez et al, 2009;Conte et al, 2016;Forlani et al, 2010;Garcia et al, 2012;Garey et al, 2014;Gruber et al, 2017;Heyer et al, 1990;Lacerda et al, 2014;Leite et al, 2019;Lourenço-de-Moraes et al, 2018;Lutz, 1973;Lyra et al, 2017;Magrini et al, 2011;Moroti et al, 2019aMoroti et al, , 2019bMoura et al, 2012;Neves et al, 2017a;Neves et al, 2017b;Pacheco et al, 2016;Pereira et al, 2016;Pires & Feio, 2017;Pugliese et al, 2004;Silva et al, 2011;Silva et al, 2016;Silva et al, 2017;Silva et al, 2018;Silveira et al, 2019;Souza et al, 2016;Verdade et al, 2009). Em Minas Gerais, Lutz (1973)...…”