There are relatively few studies on snake fauna from coastal islands of the State of São Paulo (SSP), Southeastern Brazil and the number of species housed in Brazilian institutional zoological collections is relatively limited. In Brazil, for the first time, a snake inventory for eighteen islands of coastal SSP is presented. Here we record data from sampling on eleven islands as well information on vouchered species in the main herpetological collections. Thirty-six species from four families: one Boidae, thirty Colubridae, one Elapidae and four Viperidae from eighteen islands are listed as well as the thirteen new island records for snakes. Relative abundance categories were used for species rarity: common, infrequent and rare; 44.4% of the snakes with voucher specimens were considered rare. The most common species in twelve of the eighteen islands was Micrurus corallinus; in eleven of the eighteen islands were Bothrops jararaca and Liophis miliaris; in ten of the eighteen islands were B. jararacussu and Chironius bicarinatus. The most common snake species on coastal islands were Micrurus corallinus which was found in twelve of the eighteen islands, followed by Bothrops jararaca and Liophis miliaris found on eleven of the eighteen islands and B. jararacussu and Chironius bicarinatus which were found in ten of the eighteen islands studied. There are seven new records of snake species for Cardoso Island (25° 05’ S and 047° 59’ W): C. bicarinatus, C. multiventris, Dipsas petersi, Echinanthera bilineata, E. cephalostriata, Helicops carinicaudus and Xenodon neuwiedii; three new records for Comprida Island (24° 54’ S and 47° 48’ W): B. jararacussu, C. bicarinatus and H. carinicaudus; one for Anchieta Island (23° 32’ S and 045° 03’ W): Spilotes pullatus; one for Couves Island (23° 25’ S and 44° 52’ W): L. miliaris; one for Porcos Island (23° 23’ S and 44° 54’ W), B. jararaca. The endemic species B. alcatraz from Alcatrazes Island and B. insularis from Queimada Grande Island are considered endangered species by IUCN. Snake fauna on Monte de Trigo Island are extinct. The fragility of insular snake fauna needs more attention for environmental conservation, since 52.0% of snake species preys on amphibians, highlighting the importance of forest conservation.
Este trabalho teve como objetivo o estudo da diversidade da herpetofauna do Parque Estadual da Ilha Anchieta, município de Ubatuba, localizada no litoral norte do estado de São Paulo, enfocando os seguintes aspectos: diversidade, distribuição e padrões de atividade sazonal. Entre julho de 2005 e junho de 2006 foram realizadas viagens mensais à ilha, totalizando 55 dias de trabalhos de campo. Para a amostragem foram utilizados os métodos busca ativa, armadilhas de interceptação e queda, armadilhas de funil e coleta por terceiros, Busca ativa e armadilhas de interceptação e queda apresentaram melhor desempenho, e os demais métodos se mostraram complementares. Foram inventariadas 17 espécies de anfíbios anuros distribuídas em oito famílias, e oito espécies de répteis das quais cinco são espécies de lagartos de quatro famílias e três de serpentes de duas famílias. Como observado na grande maioria das pesquisas em áreas tropicais, a área de estudo apresentou relativamente baixa equabilidade, porém, diferente de outras comunidades estudadas, apresentou um maior número de espécies comuns em relação às espécies raras. A riqueza de anfíbios anuros foi mais alta nas fisionomias consideradas fechadas (mata latifoliada densa e mata latifoliada rala) em relação às abertas, enquanto que a riqueza de répteis foi mais representativa no campo antrópico (fisionomia considerada aberta). A análise de correlação demonstrou que a riqueza de anfíbios não foi significativa em relação aos elementos climáticos, enquanto a riqueza de répteis foi significativamente correlacionada às médias de temperaturas máxima e mínima. A presença de inúmeras peculiaridades reforça a importância da conservação do Parque Estadual da Ilha Anchieta.
In the studied period, we registered 35 anuran species in nine families. The anuran richness observed in the studied region is similar to other localities considered preserved, as the Estação Ecológica Juréia-Itatins (Peruíbe, SP) and Serra do Japi (Jundiaí-SP). The similarity in species composition among seven localities in Atlantic Forest in São Paulo state was associated to the vegetal types of the studied areas. The ample altitude variation, the presence of different types of vegetation, and the little knowledge of the local fauna in this region, make the surveys very important to support future studies on species conservation.
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