Data/hora: 05/06/2024 05:53:27

Provedor de dados: | 49
País: | Brazil
Título: | New record of Amphisbaena fuliginosa (Squamata, Amphisbaenidae) for the Cerrado Biome, in an area of extensive cattle ranching
Autores: | Lemos,Frederico Gemesio; Facure,Kátia Gomes.
Data: | 2007-01-01
Ano: | 2007
Palavras-chave: | Central Brazil; Color pattern; Environmental changes; Fossorial habits; Geographic distribution; Herpetofauna.
Resumo: | Samples of Amphisbaena fuliginosa from the Cerrado biome are scarce and additional data are needed to clarify the geographic distribution and patterns of differentiation of this species. During field works at a cattle farm in the south of the state of Goiás, Central Brazil, we found an adult individual of A. fuliginosa. Our specimen represents the southernmost record for the species, extending its distribution 150 km. The color is similar to that described for other specimens from Goiás state, corroborating the uniform pattern observed for Cerrado populations. We suggest that the fossorial habits of A. fuliginosa may allow its occurrence in anthropogenic habitats by offering protection against the changes in natural vegetation.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-06032007000100031
Editor: | Instituto Virtual da Biodiversidade | BIOTA - FAPESP
Relação: | 10.1590/S1676-06032007000100031
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Biota Neotropica  v.7 n.1 2007
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess