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Atlas of Brazilian Snakes: Verified Point-Locality Maps to Mitigate the Wallacean Shortfall in a Megadiverse Snake Fauna

2019; Volume: 14; Issue: sp1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2994/sajh-d-19-00120.1

ISSN

1982-355X

Autores

Cristiano de Campos Nogueira, Antônio Jorge Suzart Argôlo, Vanesa Arzamendia, Josué A. R. Azevedo, Fausto Erritto Barbo, Renato Silveira Bérnils, Bruna E. Bolochio, Márcio Borges Martins, Marcela Brasil-Godinho, Henrique B. Braz, Marcus A. Buononato, Diego F. Cisneros‐Heredia, Guarino Rinaldi Colli, Henrique Caldeira Costa, Francisco L. Franco, Alejandro R. Giraudo, Rodrigo Castellari Gonzalez, Thaís Guedes, Marinus Steven Hoogmoed, Otávio Augusto Vuolo Marques, Giovanna G. Montingelli, Paulo Gustavo Homem Passos, Ana Lúcia da Costa Prudente, Gilson A. Rivas, Paola M. Sanchez, Filipe C. Serrano, Nelson Jorge da Silva, Christine Strüssmann, João Paulo dos Santos Vieira-Alencar, Hussam Zaher, Ricardo J. Sawaya, Marcio Roberto Martins,

Tópico(s)

Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation

Resumo

Accurate and detailed species distribution maps are fundamental for documenting and interpreting biological diversity. For snakes, an ecologically diverse group of reptiles, syntheses and detailed data on distribution patterns remain scarce. We present the first comprehensive collection of detailed, voucher-based, point-locality, range maps for all described and documented Brazilian snakes, with the major aim of mitigating the Wallacean shortfall and as a contribution towards a better understanding of this rich, threatened, and poorly studied megadiverse fauna. We recorded a total of 412 snake species in Brazil on the basis of an extensive and verified point-locality database of 163,498 entries and 75,681 unique records (available here as Online Supporting Information). Our results reveal previously undocumented patterns of distribution, sampling effort, richness, and endemism levels, resulting in a more objective view of snake diversity in the Neotropics. Apart from these achievements, we understand that the most relevant and enduring contribution of the present atlas is to stimulate researchers to publish corrections, additions, and new discoveries.

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