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Reserva Imbassaí Restinga: inventory of snakes on the northern coast of Bahia, Brazil

2011; Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society; Volume: 3; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

10.11609/jott.o2812.2184-91

0974-7907

Ricardo Marques, Moacir Santos Tinôco, Danilo Couto-Ferreira, Cecil Pergentino Fazolato, Henrique Colombini Browne-Ribeiro, Magno Lima Travassos de Oliveira, Marcelo Alves Días, João Vitor Lino Mota,

Animal and Plant Science Education

Restinga is a coastal ecosystem covering almost the entire Brazilian coast line and it is associated with the Atlantic Forest biome and therefore is a complementary component of the landscape. Its vegetation is highly variable and specialized, being influenced by salt, and with low fertility and moist soil. This environmental landscape promotes the colonization of species from contiguous biomes and ecosystems, thereby promoting high diversity, especially on the northern coast of Bahia. The study was conducted at the Reserva Imbassaí, in the municipality of Mata de São João, northern coast of Bahia, Brazil. We conducted six surveys distributed over one year, with samples every two months; we used the sampling techniques of active visual search, random encounters and pitfall traps along a linear transect. Fourty-nine snakes from 15 species distributed among five families were recorded: Boidae (2), Colubridae (3), Dipsadidae (6), Elapidae (1) and Viperidae (3). Ten of the species of snakes found at Reserva Imbassaí complement the literature overall snakes' list from the north coast of Bahia's restinga. The results show that Reserva Imbassaí is uniquely rich in snakes and therefore represents an important contribution to the knowledge of this taxon within the Atlantic forest hotspot.