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Moser,Camila Fernanda; Avila,Fernanda Rodrigues de; Oliveira,Roberto Baptista de; Oliveira,Juliano Morales de; Borges-Martins,Márcio; Tozetti,Alexandro Marques. |
Abstract This work aimed to catalog the species of reptiles of the Sinos River Basin based on records from scientific collections and data collected in the field. We recorded 65 species, including 46 snakes, nine lizards, five turtles, four amphisbaenians and one caiman. Snakes composed most of the recorded specimens (91.3%), and the three most representative are venomous and of medical importance. The most urban region of the basin (Lowland) has the highest number of records. This fact may be a reflection of the high human population density in this region, which would have favored the encounter of specimens and their sending to scientific collections and research centers. It is worth highlighting that most species with few specimens in the collections... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Chelonia; Crocodilia; Squamata; Vale dos Sinos; Atlantic Forest; Pampa. |
Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-06032018000300307 |
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