Endemic climbing cavy Kerodon acrobata (Rodentia: Caviidae: Hydrochoerinae) from dry forest patches in the Cerrado domain: new data on distribution, natural history, and morphology

Bezerra, Alexandra M. R.; Bonvicino, Cibele Rodrigues; Menezes, Albert A. N.; Marinho‐Filho, Jader

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“…This paper stands out for being the only one based on fossil material and including recent (non-fossil) material deposited in a scientific collection (the Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, MN). Bezerra & Marinho-Filho (2010) In general, the new records added here are expected, since these species occur within neighboring states (Bianconi & Pedro 2017;Sartore et al 2017;Zortéa et al 2017). It is important to mention that the previous record of E. perotis for Goiás, provided by Sartore et al (2017) and based on the study of Eger (1977), is erroneous.…”

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Checklist of mammals from Goiás, central Brazil

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The state of Goiás, in central Brazil, is covered mainly by the Cerrado domain, with the Alto Paraná Atlantic Forest occupying its central-southern portion. Goiás is one of the 20 Brazilian federative units without a mammal checklist. In this study, we provide the first checklist of mammals from Goiás state. We recorded mammal species based primarily on the analysis of specimens housed in scientific collections as well as on literature with associated voucher material. We listed 191 mammalian species belonging to 125 genera, 31 families and 10 orders, which represents 25.2% of the mammal species occurring in Brazil. The most speciose orders were Chiroptera (90 spp.), followed by Rodentia (43 spp.), Carnivora (19 spp.) and Didelphimorphia (17 spp.). The following orders accounted for a smaller portion of the state diversity: Cetartiodactyla (7 spp.), Cingulata (7 spp.), Primates (4 spp.), Pilosa (2 spp.), Lagomorpha (1 sp.), and Perissodactyla (1 sp.). A total of 28 species (14.7%), mainly represented by medium and large-sized mammals, are nationally threatened while 12 (6.3%) are globally threatened. Our results indicate great portions of the state lacking a proper survey of mammals, especially the northwestern portion. We discuss species richness, distribution and conservation status of the mammals of Goiás state in national and regional scenarios. We highlight the need for mammal inventories based on complementary survey techniques with the collection of vouchers in order to provide karyologic, molecular, morphologic, parasitologic, and ecological data. These informations are the basis for integrative studies that lead to the understanding of current mammalian richness and diversity. Indeed, knowledge on species richness distribution in the state will guide conservation strategies, especially in areas undergoing habitat loss and fragmentation, such as the central-southern portion of Goiás.

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Checklist of mammals from Goiás, central Brazil

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“…Kerodon acrobata is endemic to the Cerrado, and has been recorded only in the Brazilian states of Goiás and Tocantins (Moojen et al 1997, Bezerra et al 2010, Zappes et al 2014). …”

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“…Since the second half of the 20 th century, surveys of mammals in both the Caatinga and the Cerrado covered numerous sites (Mares et al 1989, Marinho-Filho and Veríssimo 1997, Marinho-Filho et al 1997, Bonvicino and Bezerra 2003, Bonvicino et al 2005, 2012, Bezerra et al 2007, 2009, 2010, 2014, Astúa and Guerra 2008, Oliveira et al 2008, Bocchiglieri et al 2010, Bruna et al 2010, Silva et al 2015; see also Marinho-Filho et al 2002, Carmignotto et al 2012 and references therein; see also citations under Species Accounts). Although biodiversity inventories in the Caatinga and the Cerrado are far from being complete, both biomes are relatively well sampled when compared to other biomes (e.g., the Amazon).…”

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“…Contrary to the mammalian fauna from open vegetation formations of northern South America (see Gutiérrez et al 2014 and references therein), the mammals of the Caatinga and Cerrado biomes in northeastern, central, and southwestern South America have received some attention. New species either endemic to or predominantly distributed in these two biomes have been described (e.g., Sazima et al 1978, Moojen et al 1997, Bonvicino 2003, Bonvicino et al 2003); data on the distribution of members of these faunas have been published (e.g., Marinho-Filho and Veríssimo 1997, Bezerra et al 2007, 2010, Sá-Neto and Marinho-Filho 2013); patterns of phylogeographic variation have been detected (e.g., Carvalho et al 2011, Nascimento et al 2013); and assessments of their extinction risks have been conducted (e.g. Zimbres et al 2012).…”

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The mammalian faunas endemic to the Cerrado and the Caatinga

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Citation: Gutiérrez EE, Marinho-Filho J (2017) The mammalian faunas endemic to the Cerrado and the Caatinga. ZooKeys 644: 105-157. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.644.10827 AbstractWe undertook a comprehensive, critical review of literature concerning the distribution, conservation status, and taxonomy of species of mammals endemic to the Cerrado and the Caatinga, the two largest biomes of the South American Dry-Diagonal. We present species accounts and lists of species, which we built with criteria that, in our opinion, yielded results with increased scientific rigor relative to previously published lists -e.g., excluding nominal taxa whose statuses as species have been claimed only on the basis of unpublished data, incomplete taxonomic work, or weak evidence. For various taxa, we provided arguments regarding species distributions, conservation and taxonomic statuses previously lacking in the literature. Two major findings are worth highlighting. First, we unveil the existence of a group of species endemic to both the Cerrado and the Caatinga (i.e., present in both biomes and absent in all other biomes). From the biogeographic point of view, this group, herein referred to as Caatinga-Cerrado endemics, deserves attention as a unit -just as in case of the Caatinga-only and the Cerrado-only endemics. We present preliminary hypotheses on the origin of these three endemic faunas (Cerrado-only, Caatingaonly, and Caatinga-Cerrado endemics). Secondly, we discovered that a substantial portion of the endemic mammalian faunas of the Caatinga and the Cerrado faces risks of extinction that are unrecognized in the highly influential Red List of Threatened Species published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). "Data deficient" is a category that misrepresents the real risks of extinction of these species considering that (a) some of these species are known only from a handful of specimens collected in a single or a few localities long ago; (b) the Cerrado and the Caatinga have been sufficiently sampled to guarantee collection of additional specimens of these species if they were abundant; (c) natural habitats RESEARCH ARTICLE Launched to accelerate biodiversity research A peer-reviewed open-access journalEliécer E. Gutiérrez & Jader Marinho-Filho / ZooKeys 644: 105-157 (2017) 106 of the Cerrado and the Caatinga have been substantially altered or lost in recent decades. Failures either in the design of the IUCN criteria or in their application to assign categories of extinction risks represent an additional important threat to these endemic faunas because their real risks of extinctions become hidden. It is imperative to correct this situation, particularly considering that these species are associated to habitats that are experiencing fast transformation into areas for agriculture, at an unbearable cost for biodiversity.

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“…O mocó é um pequeno mamífero do grupo dos roedores histricomorfos que produzem filhotes precoces e nos quais é comum a permanência do macho com a fêmea após a cópula (Kleiman 1974). O gênero possuía apenas uma espécie conhecida até a recente descrição de K. acrobata endêmica do domínio morfoclimático do Cerrado (Bezerra et al 2010). Tanto na Caatinga como no Cerrado, Kerodon especializou-se aos micro-habitats mais mésicos oferecidos pelas formações rochosas -na Caatinga representados por afloramentos rochosos, morros de arenito e serras de rochas cristalinas pré-cambrianas (Mares et al 1985).…”

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À minha orientadora Patrícia F. Monticelli-Almada, que nesses anos mais do que uma orientadora foi uma amiga que brigou junto, lutou pelo sucesso da pesquisa, pelas viagens, vibrou com as conquistas, chamou a atenção aos equívocos, cobrou o rigor necessário a um cientista e mais do que tudo me deu o voto de confiança e acreditou que eu poderia fazer este trabalho que aqui se apresenta. Muito obrigado. À minha querida companheira Isa, que entendeu as ausências, às vezes longas. Por ter compreendido que a produção de uma dissertação de mestrado provoca eventuais dentadas, mas que também produz vitórias, sorrisos e orgulho. À minha família e especialmente a minha mãe que teve a paciência de entender as ausências que o trabalho intelectual por vezes produz e absorver as mordidas que o final de uma dissertação gera (rsrs), aos meus irmãos, Tota, Nem e Ninho, pelo apoio. À família Machado que agora é também minha família. À minha querida amiga Andrea Freixeda e à Biofauna pelo apoio e crenças. Ao Prof. César Ades, pelos sempre prazerosos encontros, fossem nos caminhos entre os blocos do Instituto de Psicologia, nos congressos ou ainda nos aeroportos, regados de conversas sempre instigantes sobre as origens dos comportamentos e seus mecanismos, pois um aluno que inicia uma conversa com o Cesar, nunca sairá o mesmo depois do ultimo ponto. Sem esquecer aqui do uso de seu laboratório (você faz muita falta Cesar). À Profa. Miriam G. Mijares pela amizade, pelos conselhos e pelo "empurrão" que me trouxe até essa dissertação. Ao Pierre Landolt, proprietário da Fazenda Tamanduá, pela minha hospedagem e a dos mocós, pela ajuda financeira e por todo apoio à pesquisa. Ao Sr. Francisco de Assis e sua esposa, proprietários do Sitio em São Mamede, que nos receberam tão carinhosamente e nos ajudaram tanto nas capturas dos animais.

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Endemic climbing cavy Kerodon acrobata (Rodentia: Caviidae: Hydrochoerinae) from dry forest patches in the Cerrado domain: new data on distribution, natural history, and morphology

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Checklist of mammals from Goiás, central Brazil

Checklist of mammals from Goiás, central Brazil

The mammalian faunas endemic to the Cerrado and the Caatinga

O repertório acústico de um especialista de rochedos da caatinga, o Mocó

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