Produção Nacional
Herpetofauna from a Caatinga area at Farias Brito municipality, Ceará state, Northeastern Brazil
2021; Volume: 14; Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
2071-5773
AutoresCícero Ricardo de Oliveira, Kassio Castro de Araujo, Herivelto Faustino de Oliveira, Róbson Waldemar Ávila,
Tópico(s)Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
ResumoWe present a checklist of amphibian and reptile species that occur in an area of Caatinga at Farias Brito municipality, Ceara State, Northeastern Brazil. The present study was undertaken during two seasons (dry season: August and September 2014; rainy season: February 2014 and January 2015) using visual and auditory searches. We recorded 23 anuran and 40 reptilian species, highlighting our study area as a home of high herpetofaunal richness in the Brazilian semiarid region. Our study area revealed species diversity higher than some protected areas, and almost 25% of the amphibian and 20% of the reptile species are known for the Caatinga biome.
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