Herpetofauna of protected areas in the Caatinga III: The Catimbau National Park, Pernambuco, Brazil

Authors

  • Isabella Mayara Monteiro de Carvalho Pedrosa Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Departamento de Sistemática e Ecologia
  • Taís Borges Costa Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Departamento de Sistemática e Ecologia
  • Renato Gomes Faria Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Departamento de Biologia
  • Frederico Gustavo Rodrigues França Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Departamento de Engenharia e Meio Ambiente
  • Daniel Orsi Laranjeiras Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Departamento de Sistemática e Ecologia
  • Thiago César Sena Pereira de Oliveira Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Departamento de Botânica e Zoologia
  • Cristiane Nikely Silva Palmeira Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Museu de História Natural
  • Selma Torquato Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Museu de História Natural
  • Tami Mott Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Museu de História Natural
  • Gustavo Henrique Calazans Vieira Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Departamento de Sistemática e Ecologia
  • Adrian Antonio Garda Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Departamento de Botânica e Zoologia

Keywords:

Amphibians, reptiles, inventory, northeast Brazil

Abstract

Despite the increase in herpetofaunal inventories in the Caatinga biome, information for many areas is still lacking and new surveys are required. We conducted a 30-day inventory of the herpetofauna of the Catimbau National Park, Pernambuco State, Brazil. Thirty-seven pitfall trap arrays composed of 4 buckets each, along with glue traps and active searches were used to sample local herpetofaunal diversity. We recorded 21 species of frogs, 25 lizards, 11 snakes, and 1 chelonian. All sampling methods contributed significantly to achieve the amphibian and reptile diversity recovered in the inventory. Rarefaction curves and richness estimators suggest that local biodiversity is still underestimated. We attempted to show the great potential of Catimbau National Park, characterized by the richest herpetofauna surveyed in a core region of the biome, along with the presence of endemic species such as the worm snake Amphisbaena supranumeraria and the limbless lizard Scriptosaura catimbau, underscoring the importance of the area for the conservation and maintenance of the Caatinga herpetofauna biodiversity.

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Published

2014-12-01

How to Cite

Pedrosa, I. M. M. de C., Costa, T. B., Faria, R. G., França, F. G. R., Laranjeiras, D. O., Oliveira, T. C. S. P. de, Palmeira, C. N. S., Torquato, S., Mott, T., Vieira, G. H. C., & Garda, A. A. (2014). Herpetofauna of protected areas in the Caatinga III: The Catimbau National Park, Pernambuco, Brazil. Biota Neotropica, 14(4). Retrieved from //www.biotaneotropica.org.br/BN/article/view/1151

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