A three-year Herpetofauna survey from one of the largest remnants of the Atlantic Rainforest Biome (Reserva Natural Vale)

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  • Juliane Pereira-Ribeiro Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcântara Gomes (IBRAG), Departamento de Ecologia (DECOL). Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0762-337X
  • Átilla Colombo Ferreguetti Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcântara Gomes (IBRAG), Departamento de Ecologia (DECOL). Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5139-8835
  • Helena Godoy Bergallo Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcântara Gomes (IBRAG), Departamento de Ecologia (DECOL). Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. Author https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9771-965X
  • Carlos Frederico Duarte Rocha Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcântara Gomes (IBRAG), Departamento de Ecologia (DECOL). Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. Author https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3000-1242

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/1807-0205/2022.62.005

Keywords:

Frogs, Diversity, Reptiles, Richness, Squamata

Abstract

Here we present a three-year survey of amphibian and reptile species registered in the Vale Natural Reserve (VNR), located in the north of Espírito Santo, southeastern Brazil. The VNR, along with the Sooretama Biological Reserve (SBR) and other surrounding areas, form a forest block that constitutes one of the largest remnants of continuous forest in the Atlantic Forest biome. We systematically sampled the herpetofauna community from 2015 to 2018, using the method of active search method in 27 plots of RAPELD distributed in the different types of vegetation present in the area. We recorded 39 species of amphibians belonging to the order Anura, distributed in seven families and 40 species of reptiles belonging to 20 families distributed in three orders: Crocodylia, Testudines and Squamata. The supplementation the samplings with those records from occasional encounters was important for the survey of the region's herpetofauna, mainly for reptiles. We added four species (two lizards, one amphisbaenid and one snake) to the known list for the VNR-SBR forest block: Micrablepharus maximiliani, Strobilurus torquatus, Amphisbaena alba and Tantilla sp. We demonstrated that VNR contains a high species richness of amphibians and reptiles, with a high number of anurans being endemic to the Atlantic Forest biome. The present species inventory provided the most current approximation of known the richness and composition of species of the existing herpetofauna at Vale Natural Reserve, since the period of the gathering of records is quite recent (2015-2018). Also, it brings the knowledge of some community parameters as species richness and composition not only for the whole area of the Vale Natural Reserve, but also for its different vegetation types, with no inclusion of environments outside this reserve. Furthermore, the presence of threatened species, the addition of four species to the current list, and the potential for new species to occur, reinforce the role of VNR as an important area for the protection of amphibian and reptile biodiversity in the Atlantic Forest.

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Pereira-Ribeiro, J., Ferreguetti, Átilla C., Bergallo, H. G., & Rocha, C. F. D. (2022). A three-year Herpetofauna survey from one of the largest remnants of the Atlantic Rainforest Biome (Reserva Natural Vale). Papéis Avulsos De Zoologia, 62, e202262005. https://doi.org/10.11606/1807-0205/2022.62.005

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