Herpetofauna community from coastal restinga remnants in northeast Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

MARTINS, A.; PONTES, R.C.; MATTEDI, C.; MURTA-FONSECA, R.; FRATANI, J.; RAMOS, L.O.; BRANDÃO, A.L.R.; MACIEL, D.B.; PINTO, R.R.

Journal of Coastal Conservation

Springer

Año: 2018

1400-0350

p { margin-bottom: 0.25cm; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 10); line-height: 120%; text-align: left; }p.western { font-family: "Calibri",serif; font-size: 11pt; }p.cjk { font-family: "Calibri"; font-size: 11pt; }p.ctl { font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11pt; }a:link { color: rgb(0, 0, 255);This studyanalyzes four different restinga fragments in Parque Estadual daCosta do Sol, Southeastern Brazil, gathering data on the composition,abundance, diversity, and richness of the herpetofauna community, aswell as how the abiotic factors influence on this community. Wealso provide secondary data of the herpetofauna composition based onhistorical registers from specimens housed in three collections.Field work was carried out throughout 2012 and 2013, using time anddistance, and time delimited transects. The relative abundance ofamphibians was 1.4 individuals/100m² or 2.3 individuals/hour, and ofreptiles 0.7 individuals/100m² or 1 individuals/hour. We registered71 amphibian and 64 reptile species on a sum to sampling andcollection data. This study emphasizes the need of bromeliadsconservation since they represent crucial sites for amphibian andreptiles survival. Our results also highlight the importance ofconservation of the studied areas in order to ensure the viability ofthe populations find therein.