Journal of coastal conservation: a review on the anurofauna of Brazil’s sandy coastal plains. How much do we know about it?

Abstract

We gathered the available information about the anurofauna in Brazilian sand coastal plains ("restingas") published since the 1966, which is the date of the first study we found that was conducted exclusively about anurans in these ecosystems. We made a compilation of available data found in publications and sought to finding a pattern on anuran communities of Brazilian sandy coastal plains. We found 63 published studies about anurans in remaining restingas along the Brazilian coast. We record the occurrence of 14,010 individuals, comprised of 145 amphibian species from 12 families. The species were distributed latitudinally in a peculiar way, and here, we discuss this distribution regarding the characteristics of the species. Our results showed that the available existing base still does not allow us to define the structural patterns of the anuran communities in sandy coastal plains in Brazil. The relative lack of studies about the anurofauna in "restingas" and the high rate of degradation are negative factors that can cause extinctions in these environments even before we understand the patterns and processes that act on anuran communities in restinga environments.

Composition and diversity of anurans in the Restinga of the Conde municipality, northern coast of the state of Bahia, northeastern Brazil

“…The family Hylidae showed the highest species richness in the Restinga of the Conde municipality, which coincides with the pattern already reported for the Restinga of the Mata de São João municipality (Juncá 2006, Bastazini et al 2007) and for other Restingas in Brazil (e.g., Rocha et al 2008, Narvaes et al 2009, Zina et al 2012, Oliveira & Rocha 2015. In the wetland zones, the dominant species was Scinax fuscomarginatus (Table 3).…”

“…The Restinga of the Conde municipality in the state of Bahia, Brazil, stands out as the second locality with the highest anuran species richness recorded for a Restinga environment (33 species), whereas the highest (34 species) was obtained for the Restinga of the Mata de São João municipality (Bastazini et al 2007;Telles et al 2012, Oliveira & Rocha 2015, Xavier et al 2015, both of them located in the northern coast (NC) of the state of Bahia. Currently, 62 nominal species of amphibians are known for the NC (M.F.…”

The island rule in the Brazilian frog Phyllodytes luteolus (Anura: Hylidae): incipient gigantism?

“…found, along with several species of tank bromeliads, on the mainland and on nearby islands (PEIXOTO 1995, OLIVEIRA et al 2015. Thus, this species can offer a test of the island rule.…”

Introdução E Reavaliação De Aechmea Bromeliifolia (Rudge) Baker Para Fins De Enriquecimento Em Area Restaurada No Bioma Cerrado

“…Devido ao arranjos das suas folhas em espiral, a bromélia propicia a formação de diversos tanques que acumulam água e abrigam organismos de diversos gêneros, como Turbellaria spp., Nematoda spp., Oligochaeta spp., Crustracea (incluindo Elpidium sp. ), Insecta, Arachnida, dessa forma estabelecendo associações benéficas, fornecendo maiores condições de umidade, sombreamento e proteção a altas temperaturas (FERNANDEZ BARRANCOS;ARONSON, 2017;LOPEZ et al, 1998;OLIVEIRA;ROCHA, 2015;ROCHA et al, 2016).…”