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Registro da Preguiça-de-Coleira Bradypus torquatus (Pilosa, Bradypodidae) em Três Localidades do Estado do Rio de Janeiro: Nova Friburgo, Cachoeiras de Macacu e Teresópolis

2010; Volume: 11; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1896/020.011.0115

1852-9208

Ana Carolina Maciel Boffy, Roberto Leonan Morim Novaes, Graziela da Silva Mello, Camila Sant’Anna,

Amphibian and Reptile Biology

The maned sloth Bradypus torquatus is one of the most threatened species in Brazil. It is endemic to the Atlantic Forest and has a restricted distribution with few known occurrence localities. Between November 2009 and January 2010, we observed maned sloths in three new localities in the mountainous area of Rio de Janeiro State: Nova Friburgo, Cachoeiras de Macacu and Teresópolis. These new records confirm the presence of maned sloths in a large Atlantic Forest remnant in Rio de Janeiro State and highlight the lack of data on the exact range of this species. Intensified fieldwork on maned sloths will help increasing our knowledge on their population status and supporting future studies on the management and conservation of this species.