“…This situation conducted Lourenço and Eickstedt [ 47 ] to designate a neotype (a replacement type), based on material equally collected in Belo Horizonte (as recommended by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature). This neotype was deposited in the collections of the Instituto Butantan in São Paulo, but was probably destroyed during the recent fire incident that took place in the collection’s building of this institution [ 48 , 49 ]. Fig.…”
Section: Tityus Serrulatus
Lutz and Mello 1922mentioning
In the present study, comments are proposed on historical aspects of the most conspicuous scorpion species of the genus Tityus found in Brazil. Both Tityus bahiensis (Perty) and Tityus serrulatus Lutz & Mello are better known for their infamous reputation of noxious species. However, the original discovery and description of both species are associated with interesting historical episodes. A short comment is also provided on Tityus costatus (Karsch), the species possibly involved in the first record of a scorpion incident in Brazil.
“…This situation conducted Lourenço and Eickstedt [ 47 ] to designate a neotype (a replacement type), based on material equally collected in Belo Horizonte (as recommended by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature). This neotype was deposited in the collections of the Instituto Butantan in São Paulo, but was probably destroyed during the recent fire incident that took place in the collection’s building of this institution [ 48 , 49 ]. Fig.…”
Section: Tityus Serrulatus
Lutz and Mello 1922mentioning
In the present study, comments are proposed on historical aspects of the most conspicuous scorpion species of the genus Tityus found in Brazil. Both Tityus bahiensis (Perty) and Tityus serrulatus Lutz & Mello are better known for their infamous reputation of noxious species. However, the original discovery and description of both species are associated with interesting historical episodes. A short comment is also provided on Tityus costatus (Karsch), the species possibly involved in the first record of a scorpion incident in Brazil.
“…Nevertheless, the importance of the existing biological collections (storing billions of specimens - Graham et al 2004) rises in modern times, when we witness both the extinctions and discoveries of numerous species and various environmental stresses at the global level (Winker 2004, Garg et al 2017. A recent illustration of how important collections can be is the loss of one (Warrell et al 2010). Also, despite the fast development of new technologies and sometimes strong opposition to collecting of specimens from the wild, the idea that voucher specimens could be replaced with photos, recordings and tissue samples was decisively refuted (Dubois 2017, Garraffoni & Freitas 2017, Minteer et al 2014, Rocha et al 2014, Rogers et al 2017.…”
“…In a systematic review on the genus, Fernandes et al (2004) regarded both names as being synonyms of L. muta, something which, as a consequence, excludes the species from the IUCN redlist (IUCN, 2012). However, the population identified in the Atlantic Forest is still regarded as endangered due to nearly complete habitat destruction (over 90%) in order to create agricultural areas (WARREL et al, 2010). This paper reports a new record of Lachesis muta in the Atlantic Forest, in the town of Cruz do Espírito Santo, Paraíba, Brazil (07º10'48.8"S, 35º05'39.0"W; Figure 1).…”
ResumoRegistro de ocorrência de Lachesis muta (Serpentes, Viperidae) em um fragmento de Mata Atlântica na Paraíba, Brasil, com comentários sobre o status de preservação da espécie. Neste estudo é descrito um novo registro da serpente pico-de-jaca, Lachesis muta, em um fragmento de Mata Atlântica no estado da Paraíba, Nordeste do Brasil. Essa espécie é considerada a maior das serpentes peçonhentas do Novo Mundo. O espécime foi encontrado durante a noite, cruzando um atalho estreito, próximo a um declive, a aproximadamente 20m de uma queda d'água. A ocorrência de L. muta nesse fragmento demonstra a importância da conservação dos fragmentos de Mata Atlântica para a preservação dessa espécie.
Palavras-chave:Conservação; Lachesis muta; Mata Atlântica; Surucucu-pico-de-jaca; Viperidae
AbstractIn this study, one describes a new record of the bushmaster snake, Lachesis muta, in an Atlantic Forest fragment in the state of Paraíba, northeastern Brazil. This species is regarded as the largest venomous snake from the New World. The specimen was found at night, crossing a narrow shortcut, close to a slope, about 20m away from a waterfall. The occurrence of L. muta in this fragment demonstrates the importance of conservating Atlantic Forest fragments for preservating this species.
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