Mammalia, Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae, Platyrrhinus recifinus: first record in the state of Paraná, Southern Brazil

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Mammalia, Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae, Platyrrhinus recifinus (O. Thomas, 1901): first confirmed record in the state of Santa Catarina, southern Brazil

“…Zortéa (2007) and Tavares and Velazco (2010) have reported the occurrence of this species in Santa Catarina, but they did not specify the site nor the scientific collection where specimens were deposited. Our study presents the first confirmed record of P. recifinus for Santa Catarina, extending in 350 km the southern limit of its distribution as described by Scultori et al (2009). Tavares and Velazco (2010) suggest that P. recifinus presents clinal variation, in which the specimens from southern Brazil would be morphologically larger.…”

“…Tavares and Velazco (2010) suggest that P. recifinus presents clinal variation, in which the specimens from southern Brazil would be morphologically larger. This variation was verified by Scultori et al (2009) comparing specimens captured in Paraná state, with others from the southeast and north of Brazil. Nevertheless, for the specimen sampled by us, only the measurements of body length, length of the series of jaw teeth, and width between the upper canines were above the range described for this species in other regions (Table 1).…”

“…Platyrrhinus recifinus has confirmed records in northeast (Paraíba, Bahia, Espírito Santo, Ceará and Pernambuco states; Peracchi and Albuquerque 1993; Sousa et al 2004;Faria et al 2006;Zortéa 2007;Piccinini 1974apud Gardner 2008 and southeast Brazilian states (Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo; Pedro et al 2001;Esbérard and Bergallo 2005;Tavares et al 2007), and recently the species was recorded in the state of Paraná, southern Brazil (Scultori et al 2009). Platyrrhinus recifinus was considered endemic of Brazil, but Tavares and Velazco (2010) reported its occurrence also for Guyana and Suriname.…”

“…Nevertheless, for the specimen sampled by us, only the measurements of body length, length of the series of jaw teeth, and width between the upper canines were above the range described for this species in other regions (Table 1). According to Scultori et al (2009) it is necessary to study a larger number of individuals in order to obtain more reliable data about the possible morphological variations occurring along the latitudinal gradient of the species distribution.…”

Mammalia, Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae, Lampronycteris brachyotis (Dobson, 1879): first record in the state of Paraná, southern Brazil

“…Currently, 62 species of bats are recorded for Paraná (Reis et al 2008;Scultori et al 2009a;b). This record corroborates the results of other studies (e.g., Miranda et al 2006a;b;Miranda et al 2007;Gazarini and Bernardi 2007;Scultori et al 2009a;b) that indicate the need for increasing sampling efforts in order to obtain a better knowledge about distribution patterns, natural history, and conservation status of the bat species in Paraná.…”