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| Almeida-Gomes,Mauricio; Siqueira,Carla Costa; Borges-Júnior,Vitor Nelson Teixeira; Vrcibradic,Davor; Ardenghi Fusinatto,Luciana; Frederico Duarte Rocha,Carlos. |
| Species inventories are useful tools to improve conservation strategies, especially in highly threatened biomes such as the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Here we present a species list of amphibians and reptiles for the Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu (REGUA), a forest reserve located in the central portion of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. The list results from an extensive sampling effort that lasted ten years. A total of 73 amphibian (of which ten are endemic to the state) and 37 reptile species was recorded from the area. Five amphibian species are presently categorized by the IUCN as “data-deficient”, two as “near threatened” and one as “endangered”, whereas one reptile species is categorized as “vulnerable”. Our results showed that REGUA harbors about... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Amphibians; Atlantic Forest; Conservation; Hotspot; Reptiles. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-06032014000300201 |
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