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amphibians of Parque Estadual das Furnas do Bom Jesus, Southeastern Brazil, and its relationships with other assemblages in Brazil. Biota Neotrop., 9(2): http://www.biotaneotropica.org.br/v9n2/en/abstract?article+bn01309022009. Abstract:We present the 24 anuran species occuring in Parque Estadual das Furnas do Bom Jesus (PEFBJ), municipality of Pedregulho, São Paulo state, southeastern Brazil. Barycholos ternetzi, Rhinella rubescens, Scinax canastrensis, and Phyllomedusa ayeaye correspond to new records to the São Paulo state species list, the latter species considered as threatened in IBAMA and IUCN lists. In order to characterize the PEFBJ anuran assemblage we compare its species composition with 66 localities from different biomes in Brazil. The 67 assemblages were ordinated and grouped by Principal Coordinates Analysis (ACOP) and Cluster Analysis. The multivariate analysis allowed the identification of four groups: one from Amazonian forest assemblages; two from Atlantic forest assemblages, being one consisting of dense Atlantic rain forest of Bahia, Espírito Santo states and its transitions with seasonal semideciduous forests (Minas Gerais state), and the other one consisting of localities of dense Atlantic rain forest of Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná states and its transitions with araucaria rain forest (Atlantic rain forest with Araucaria angustifolia), seasonal semideciduous forests, and Pampas Biome assemblages; assemblages from more open physiognomies, as Caatinga (semiarid steppe of Northeast Brazil), Cerrado (Brazilian savanna), Pantanal (Brazilian wetlands), and the Atlantic forest (seasonal semideciduous forests) were included in the fourth group. The faunistic groups obtained indicate that species composition of the 67 localities are strongly related to the vegetation types where they occur. The great diversity observed among the physiognomic vegetation types could be related to the topographic and climatic variations found in the different biomes considered in our analysis (Amazon, Caatinga, Cerrado, Atlantic forest, Pampas and Pantanal). The anuran assemblage of PEFBJ was grouped among the biomes with open phytophysiognomies (fourth group), showing great similarity to the faunas of Cerrado and semideciduous forests in the Atlantic forest Biome of São Paulo state. do Parque Estadual das Furnas do Bom Jesus, sudeste do Brasil, e suas relações com outras taxocenoses no Brasil. Biota Neotrop., 9(2): http://www.biotaneotropica.org.br/v9n2/pt/abstract?article+bn01109022009.Resumo: Apresentamos as 24 espécies de anfíbios anuros que ocorrem no Parque Estadual das Furnas do Bom Jesus (PEFBJ), Pedregulho, São Paulo, sudeste do Brasil. Barycholos ternetzi, Rhinella rubescens, Scinax canastrensis e Phyllomedusa ayeaye correspondem a novos registros para o estado de São Paulo, sendo a última espécie incluída na lista de espécies ameaçadas de extinção do Ibama e IUCN. Para caracterizar a taxocenose de anuros do PEFBJ, comparamos sua composição de espécies com a de outras 66 localidades em diversos biomas e...

Despite the great extension of the Cerrado and its importance for biodiversity conservation, there are still sampling gaps in this region that has shown conspicuous changes over the years due to the conversion of natural areas into pastures and plantations. Around 88.5% of the Cerrado areas in the State of the São Paulo were cleared in the last four decades and less than 0.81% of the original Cerrado vegetation remains as pristine habitats, although these areas once covered 14% of the state. We present the list of snakes that occur in the Estação Ecológica de Santa Bárbara, a remnant of Cerrado in the State of São Paulo, in addition to information on the abundance and distribution of species in the various habitats found at this location. The survey was conducted between October 2008 and March 2009 during six monthly field trips of five days each, totaling 30 sampling days. Surveys were conducted using incidental encounters (IE) and pitfall traps (PT). We recorded a total of 21 species belonging to 15 genera and six families. All species and individuals captured (18 species; 49 individuals) were found in open Cerrado formations. No individual was observed in the sampled forest habitats (cerradão and dry forest). Forested habitats occupy a relatively small portion of this protected area (12.6%). However, the higher species richness in open habitats may not be a result of limited local coverage of forests. The higher richness in interfluvial open habitats has also been recorded in other Cerrado areas. This survey is an important contribution towards enhancing our knowledge about the snake assemblage in the highly threatened Cerrado of São Paulo State. Hence, these last protected remnants in the state that still house significant areas of open Cerrado formations, such as the Estação Ecológica de Santa Bárbara, although reduced, are extremely important for the conservation of reptiles in the State of São Paulo, in Southeastern Brazil, and in the Cerrado region.