Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos: the highest Amphibian diversity within an Atlantic Forest protected area

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  • Sergio Potsch de Carvalho-e-Silva Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Biologia, Departamento de Zoologia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7558-4926
  • Ana Maria Paulino Telles de Carvalho-e-Silva Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Departamento de Zoologia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0979-8576
  • Manuella Folly Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Biologia, Departamento de Zoologia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5353-3906
  • Cyro de Luna-Dias Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Biologia, Departamento de Zoologia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0816-5275
  • Andressa de Mello Bezerra Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Biologia, Departamento de Zoologia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0981-9955
  • Marcia dos Reis Gomes Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Biologia, Departamento de Zoologia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3135-2570
  • Joana Caram Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Biologia, Departamento de Zoologia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8841-6358
  • Oswaldo Luiz Peixoto Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Biologia, Departamento de Biologia Animal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9858-6278
  • Eugenio Izecksohn Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Biologia, Departamento de Biologia Animal

Keywords:

Anura, biodiversity, conservation, disappeared species, endemic species, species richness

Abstract

Abstract: We studied the amphibian community of the Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos (PARNASO) for over thirty years. The area of 20,024 hectares has a steep altitudinal gradient (200-2,263 m a.s.l.), and it is located in the municipalities of Guapimirim, Magé, Petrópolis and Teresópolis, middle of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Most data were obtained from sampling sites in the municipality of Teresópolis, with additional data from zoological collections and bibliography. We recorded 83 amphibian species distributed in two orders, Anura, 13 families: Aromobatidae (1), Brachycephalidae (11), Bufonidae (5), Centrolenidae (2), Craugastoridae (2), Cycloramphidae (8), Hemiphractidae (7), Hylidae (28), Hylodidae (6), Leptodactylidae (5), Microhylidae (1), Odontophrynidae (3), Phyllomedusidae (3) and Gymnophiona, one family: Siphonopidae (1). In addition, we present six species that occurs in the buffer zone. Ten of these species are endemic of the park, 18 have PARNASO as its type locality, and five the type locality is at the buffer zone.

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Published

2020-01-01

How to Cite

Carvalho-e-Silva, S. P. de, Carvalho-e-Silva, A. M. P. T. de, Folly, M., Luna-Dias, C. de, Bezerra, A. de M., Gomes, M. dos R., Caram, J., Peixoto, O. L., & Izecksohn, E. (2020). Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos: the highest Amphibian diversity within an Atlantic Forest protected area. Biota Neotropica, 20(3). Retrieved from //www.biotaneotropica.org.br/BN/article/view/1756

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