Anurofauna of a remnant of Atlantic Forest in northeast Brazil
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Gessica Gomes Barbosa [1] ; Camila Nascimento de Oliveira [1] ; Umberto Diego Rodrigues de Oliveira [2] ; Gilberto Gonçalves Rodrigues [1]
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[1] Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Brasil
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[2] Universidade Federal da Bahia
Universidade Federal da Bahia
Brasil
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- Localización: Neotropical Biology and Conservation, ISSN 1809-9939, Vol. 15, Nº. 4, 2020, págs. 415-425
- Idioma: inglés
- Títulos paralelos:
- Anurofauna de un remanente de Mata Atlántica en el noreste de Brasil
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Resumen
Studies on spatial occupation are fundamental to understand amphibian communities. The aim of this study was to record information on the spatial distribution of anurans in the Tejipió forest, state of Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil. Fieldwork was carried out weekly between October 2011 and April 2012, with daytime and night-time excursions for time-constrained active searching, in forested and open areas, military construction area and water bodies. Pitfall traps and accidental sightings were also used as alternative collection methods. Data were used to calculate richness, rarefaction curves and richness estimators. A total of 21 species were recorded, distributed in six families: Bufonidae (2 spp.); Craugastoridae (1 sp.); Hylidae (8 spp.); Leptodactylidae (8 spp.); Microhylidae (1 sp.) and Phyllomedusidae (1 sp.). Only the species Rhinella jimi was found occupying all sampled habitats in the research area. Adenomera hylaedactyla and Pristimantis ramagii deserve special care in the area because they are specialists, occupying a smaller number of habitats and microhabitats. The community of anurans of the Tejipió forest is similar to those recorded in other areas of the Atlantic Forest at the Pernambuco state, and its knowledge is essential as a basis for conservation of the area. The gradual recovery of this Atlantic Forest remnant would favor the recolonization of fauna and flora and the conservation of local biodiversity.
