A5090210719- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Turtle Biology and Conservation
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Marine and fisheries research
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Identification and Quantification in Food
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
2008-2020
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
2014-2016
We present a comprehensive review of larval morphology in the Neotropical toad genus Melanophryniscus. The taxa studied included 23 species with representatives recognized phenetic groups and different ecomorphological guilds: pond, stream, phytotelm-dwelling tadpoles. Their external variation is congruent current arrangement based on adult features, but also reflects habitat where larvae develop. Lotic tadpoles (i.e. M. tumifrons group krauczuki) general exhibit more depressed body, longer...
We studied the herpetofaunal community from Atlantic forest of Morro São João, in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, and present data on species composition, richness, relative abundance densities. combined three sampling methods: plot sampling, visual encounter surveys pit-fall traps. recorded sixteen amphibians nine reptiles. The estimated densities (based results sampling) were 4.5 ind/100 m2 for 0.8 m² lizards, overall density (amphibians lizards) was 5.3 m². For amphibians, Eleutherodactylus...
Data on species composition, richness, and density are presented for the leaf litter frog assemblage of an area Atlantic Rainforest at Serra dos Órgãos mountain range, in state Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil. Three sampling methods were used: plot sampling, visual encounter surveys, pitfall traps. The local frogs was composed 16 species, with direct-developing Euparkerella brasiliensis (Parker, 1926), being most abundant. estimated based 17.1 ind/100 m² overall mass 684.2 g/ha. present...
In this study we attempted to access further information on the geographical distribution of endangered lizard Liolaemus lutzae, estimating its potential through maximum entropy algorithm. For purpose, related points occurrence with matrices environmental variables. After examining correlation between matrices, selected 10 for model construction. The main variables influencing current geographic L. lutzae were diurnal temperature range and altitude. species endemism seemed be a consequence...
The genus Bokermannohyla Faivovich, Haddad, Garcia, Frost, Campbell & Wheeler, 2005 currently comprises 29 species that are distributed in the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado biomes of Brazil (Faivovich et al. 2009; Frost 2010; Napoli Pimenta 2009). This has recently been erected to accommodate former Hyla circumdata, claresignata, martinsi, pseudopseudis groups 2005). circumdata group is composed by seventeen (Table 1), all occurring mainly mountain stream habitats Rainforest, being dark...
The genus Megaelosia Miranda-Ribeiro currently comprises seven species associated with Atlantic Rain Forest of southeastern Brazil. This is composed big-sized diurnal frogs that live to lotic streams in forests (Giaretta, et al. 1993). Five out have its larvae described: M. apuana Pombal, Prado & Canedo; boticariana Giaretta Aguiar; goeldii Baumann; lutzae Izecksohn Gouvêa; massarti De Witte (Pombal 200; Aguiar, 1998; Lutz, 1930; Nuin, 2003; al,
Abstract Although currently there is already a set of studies regarding ecological aspects some particular reptile and amphibian species living in Brazilian sandy coastal plains (including the so-called “restinga” “campo nativo” habitats), comparatively few information on composition usually associated to these environments. During 31 years (1988-2019) herpetological carried out environments by our research team Laboratory Vertebrate Ecology (Department Ecology, Universidade do Estado Rio de...