Amphibians of the Reserva Ecológica Michelin: a high diversity site in the lowland Atlantic Forest of southern Bahia, Brazil

Mira-Mendes, Caio Vinícius de; Ruas, Danilo Silva; Oliveira, Renan M. De; Castro, Indira Maria; Dias, Iuri Ribeiro; Baumgarten, Júlio; Juncá, Flora Acuña; Solé, Mirco

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“…However, studies that seek to verify the variation in species composition between areas with different levels of conservation in this region could better clarify this assumption. None of the anuran species found in our study revealed an unusual or unexpected record for the region, having been previously reported for the State of Bahia and the Atlantic Forest (Dias et al 2014a;Gondim-Silva et al 2016;Freitas et al 2018;Mira-Mendes et al 2018;Freitas et al 2019). Nevertheless, we report a new record of the recently described Pseudopaludicola florencei for Bahia State.…”

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“…The State of Bahia is a state with great richness of herpetofauna species (Hamdan and Lira-da-Silva 2012;Dias and Rocha 2014;Freitas et al 2019). Although in recent years many studies have been developed to characterise the herpetofauna of this state (see Freitas et al 2016aFreitas et al , b, 2018Gondim-Silva et al 2016;Marques et al 2016;Mira-Mendes et al 2018;Leite et al 2019;Souza-Costa et al 2020;Rojas-Padilla et al 2020), the vast majority of these initiatives were limited to investigations in specific regions, especially areas of dense ombrophilous forest in the south and southeast of the state (Argôlo 2004;Camurugi et al 2010;Dias et al 2014a;Mira-Mendes et al 2018;Rojas-Padilla et al 2020;Souza-Costa et al 2020), sand dune areas on the northern coast of the state (Tinôco et al 2007;Dias and Rocha 2014;Gondim-Silva et al 2016;Marques et al 2016;) and high-elevation regions of Chapada Diamantina (northern portion of Serra do Espinhaço) (Leite et al 2008;Xavier and Napoli 2011;Freitas et al 2012;Magalhães et al 2015). Allied to this, many of these studies were carried out within protected areas (Leite et al 2008;Camurugi et al 2010;Freitas et al 2012;Garda et al 2013;Dias et al 2014a;Magalhães et al 2015;Mira-Mendes et al 2018;Rojas-Padilla et al 2020), high-lighting information gaps on the herpetofauna of unprotected areas, making it difficult to identify new areas of ecological relevance.…”

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Amphibians and reptiles of the Atlantic Forest in Recôncavo Baiano, east Brazil: Cruz das Almas municipality

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A list of amphibian and reptile species that occur in open and forested areas of the Atlantic Forest in the municipality of Cruz das Almas, in the Recôncavo Baiano, eastern Brazil is presented. Field sampling occurred between January 2015 to March 2019, totalling 117 samples distributed in three areas: Parque Florestal Mata de Cazuzinha, Mata da Cascalheira, and Riacho do Machado. A total of 1,848 individuals of 69 species (31 anurans, 14 lizards, 19 snakes, two amphisbaenians, and three testudines) was recorded. Additionally, one individual of Ophiodes striatus was found in Mata da Cascalheira after the end of sampling, totalling 15 lizard species and 70 herpetofaunal species. The prevalence of open-area species and the presence of Phyllopezus lutzae, Diploglossus lessonae, and Dryadosaura nordestina in interior forest patches are discussed. Additionally, a new record of the invasive terrapin Trachemys dorbigni in the State of Bahia is reported.

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Amphibians and reptiles of the Atlantic Forest in Recôncavo Baiano, east Brazil: Cruz das Almas municipality

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“…Although Rossa-Feres et al (2017) considered V. eurygnatha as endemic to the Atlantic Forest, the species was reported in a locality within the Cerrado biome (Cintra et al 2013). However, the PNSL, with four syntopic species (V. baliomma, V. eurygnatha, V. uranoscopa, and one species as yet undescribed) is the most diverse site for the genus in the Atlantic Forest, where usually only one or two species are found (see Pontes et al 2014;Dias et al 2014;Mira-Mendes et al 2018). We heard vocalizations of V. eurygnatha and V. uranoscopa in the months of February and April, and V. baliomma only in April, all records being made in 2018.…”

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Amphibians and reptiles of Parque Nacional da Serra das Lontras: an important center of endemism within the Atlantic Forest in southern Bahia, Brazil

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Information gaps about species distribution hamper the evaluation of conservation status and decisions on biodiversity conservation, affecting to a greater extent, areas with high species richness and endemism. In this context, biological inventories are an important tool to fill these gaps by providing data on the composition, richness, and abundance of species in each locality. The Parque Nacional da Serra das Lontras (PNSL) protects various mountain range just up 1000 m. in altitude, and, together with other conservation units, forms an ecological corridor in the southern part of the state of Bahia, within the Atlantic Forest hotspot. We conducted systematic samplings on transects, and opportunistic records in ponds and streams, in order to record amphibian and reptile species in the PNSL. We complement the sampling with the information available in the literature and in scientific collections. A total of 100 species (49 amphibians and 51 reptiles) was recorded, 53 of them endemic to the Atlantic Forest, 13 to the state of Bahia, and two known only from the PNSL. Hylidae was the most diverse family of amphibians (22 spp.) and Colubridae of reptiles (33 spp.). New information on the distribution and natural history of these species is provided, many of which have not yet been assessed by the IUCN while others have already been categorized as at risk of extinction at the regional level. Results confirm the high species richness and rates of endemism in southern Bahia and highlight the importance of protecting high altitude areas for the preservation of evolutionary and ecological processes within the Atlantic Forest.

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“…This biogeographical difference in species compositions according to topographic location is a non-random pattern; temporal and environmental processes influenced this pattern (Carvalho, 2010 (Haddad, 1998;Costa et al, 2000), and generate vicariance processes (Almeida & Santos, 2010). south Bahia, Mira-Mendes et al, 2018) have high species diversity and endemism reflecting the turnover pattern. Serra do Mar, Cruz & Feio, 2007) and natural lowland forests (i.e.…”

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Functional traits explain amphibian distribution in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

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Aim: Species distributions are one of the most important ways to understand how communities interact through macroecological relationships. The functional abilities of a species, such as its plasticity in various environments, can determine its distribution, species richness and beta diversity patterns. In this study, we evaluate how functional traits influence the distribution of amphibians, and hypothesize which functional traits explain the current pattern of amphibian species composition.Location: Atlantic Forest, Brazil. Taxon: Amphibia (Anura and Gymnophiona)Methods: Using potential distributions of Brazilian amphibians from Atlantic Forest based on their functional traits, we analysed the influence of biotic and abiotic factors on species richness, endemism (with permutation multivariate analysis) and beta diversity components (i.e. total, turnover and nestedness dissimilarities).Results: Environmental variables explained 59.5% of species richness, whereas functional traits explained 15.8% of species distribution (geographical species range) for Anuran and 88.8% for Gymnophiona. Body size had the strongest correlation with species distribution. Results showed that species with medium to large body size, and species that are adapted to living in open areas tended to disperse from west to east direction. Current forest changes directly affected beta diversity patterns (i.e. most species adapted to novel environments increase their ranges).Beta diversity partitioning between humid and dry forests showed decreased nestedness and increased turnover by increasing altitude in the south-eastern region of the Atlantic Forest.Main Conclusions: Our study shows that functional traits directly influence the ability of the species to disperse. With the alterations of the natural environment, species more apt to these alterations have dispersed or increased their distribution, which consequently changes community structure. As a result, there are nested species distribution patterns and homogenization of amphibian species composition throughout the Brazilian Atlantic Forest.

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Amphibians of the Reserva Ecológica Michelin: a high diversity site in the lowland Atlantic Forest of southern Bahia, Brazil

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Amphibians and reptiles of the Atlantic Forest in Recôncavo Baiano, east Brazil: Cruz das Almas municipality

Amphibians and reptiles of the Atlantic Forest in Recôncavo Baiano, east Brazil: Cruz das Almas municipality

Amphibians and reptiles of Parque Nacional da Serra das Lontras: an important center of endemism within the Atlantic Forest in southern Bahia, Brazil

Functional traits explain amphibian distribution in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

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