Herpetofauna of Estação Ambiental de Peti, an Atlantic Rainforest fragment of Minas Gerais State, southeastern Brazil

Authors

  • Jaime Bertoluci Universidade de São Paulo, Escola Superior de Agricultura ‘Luiz de Queiroz’, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas
  • Marco Antonio Schettino Canelas Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Zoologia
  • Carla Camilo Eisemberg Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Zoologia
  • Cesar Felipe de Souza Palmuti Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Zoologia
  • Giovanna Gondim Montingelli Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Zoologia

Keywords:

amphibians, reptiles, conservation, inventory, Atlantic Rainforest, Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil

Abstract

Here we provide a list of amphibians and reptiles of Estação de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Ambiental de Peti, an Atlantic rainforest reserve located in the mountains of the Espinhaço Range, State of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. This list originated from a 78-days inventory conducted in the area 13 years after a first inventory. We actively searched for amphibians and reptiles in forest trails and anuran breeding sites. Between April 2002 and October 2004 we recorded 48 species belonging to Anura (29 species), Gymnophiona (1), Chelonia (1), Crocodylia (1), and Squamata (16 species: one amphisbaenian, five lizards and 10 snakes). Thirteen species were not recorded in the first inventory, and 14 species previously recorded were not found in the present work. Possible explanations for these differences are discussed. Although none of the recorded species is included in the available lists of threatened species for the State of Minas Gerais and Brazil, the reserve must be considered an important source of natural habitats to the local herpetofauna.

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Published

2009-03-01

How to Cite

Bertoluci, J., Canelas, M. A. S., Eisemberg, C. C., Palmuti, C. F. de S., & Montingelli, G. G. (2009). Herpetofauna of Estação Ambiental de Peti, an Atlantic Rainforest fragment of Minas Gerais State, southeastern Brazil. Biota Neotropica, 9(1). Retrieved from //www.biotaneotropica.org.br/BN/article/view/488

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