Anurans of an area of the Atlantic Forest Domain in southern Brazil: Morro do Coco, Viamão, RS

Authors

  • Cristiane Moreira Bueno Centro Universitário La Salle, Mestrado em Avaliação de Impactos Ambientais
  • Cristina Vargas Cademartori Centro Universitário La Salle, Mestrado em Avaliação de Impactos Ambientais
  • Eduardo Dias Forneck Centro Universitário La Salle, Mestrado em Avaliação de Impactos Ambientais
  • Tiago Corrales Cabral Centro Universitário La Salle, Mestrado em Avaliação de Impactos Ambientais

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18316/685

Keywords:

Anurans, Morro do Coco, Rio Grande do Sul, Natural heritage, Conservation

Abstract

Brazil has the greatest number of amphibians than any other country in the world, with 946 species, 913 of which are anurans. Despite the high diversity of amphibians in Brazil, information about species richness and their natural history from several localities are still scarce. So, we aimed to contribute to the knowledge of anurans in an area from the Atlantic Forest Domain in the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre. The study took place from February 2009 to June 2010, with monthly expeditions. Twenty three anurans species distributed in six families were record­ed. Therefore, we registered in Morro do Coco 25% of anurans from state of Rio Grande do Sul.

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Published

2013-04-30

Issue

No. 14 (2013)

Section

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