Anurans in the ecotone between the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado in the Campos das Vertentes, southeast Brazil

Authors

  • Jéssica Aparecida Pereira Laboratório de zoologia, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Sul de Minas Gerais, Campus Inconfidentes, Inconfidentes, Minas Gerais, 37576-000, Brazil https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0714-261X
  • Diego Gonçalves dos Santos Renne Laboratório de zoologia, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Sul de Minas Gerais, Campus Inconfidentes, Inconfidentes, Minas Gerais, 37576-000, Brazil.
  • Felipe Barbosa Augusto de Freitas Laboratório de zoologia, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Sul de Minas Gerais, Campus Inconfidentes, Inconfidentes, Minas Gerais, 37576-000, Brazil https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1280-2218
  • Glauco Cássio de Sousa Oliveira Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, Minas Gerais, 37203-202, Brazil
  • Marcos de Jesus Santos Damiano Laboratório de História Natural de Anfíbios Brasileiros, Departamento de Biologia Animal, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, 13083-876, Brazil. https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9680-1055
  • Heitor Alves Venancio da Rocha Laboratório de História Natural de Anfíbios Brasileiros, Departamento de Biologia Animal, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, 13083-876, Brazil. https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5669-5637
  • Mireile Reis dos Santos Colégio Pedro II, Campus São Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro, 20930-380, Brazil.
  • Luís Felipe Toledo Laboratório de História Natural de Anfíbios Brasileiros, Departamento de Biologia Animal, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, 13083-876, Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4929-9598
  • Marcos Magalhães de Souza Laboratório de zoologia, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Sul de Minas Gerais, Campus Inconfidentes, Inconfidentes, Minas Gerais, 37576-000, Brazil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17161/randa.v31i1.21862

Keywords:

amphibians, biodiversity, Conservation Units

Abstract

Knowing the biodiversity of anurans in poorly studied regions, especially those in biomes declining in area
as a result of human activities, such as the Campos das Vertentes in Minas Gerais, Brazil, is essential for developing and
implementing management and conservation strategies for the biota and for monitoring environmental quality. Our
objective was to inventory the anurans of forest remnants in an ecotonal area between Atlantic Forest and Cerrado in
Barroso and Prados Municipalities, Minas Gerais, Brazil. From October 2020 to March 2021, four researchers sampled
anurans during three nighttime hours over 24 days for a total of 168 person-hours. We recorded 26 anuran species (16
in the Family Hylidae) in 13 genera and seven families. Forest fragments, such as those sampled, are important for the
protection of anurans but are disappearing rapidly, mostly due to conversion to agricultural activities. Reduction or
even local extinctions of anuran populations renders conservation actions urgent.

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Published

2024-10-12

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 1 (2024): Reptiles & Amphibians

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Copyright (c) 2024 Jéssica Aparecida Pereira; Diego Gonçalves dos Santos Renne; Felipe Barbosa Augusto de Freitas, Glauco Cássio de Sousa Oliveira, Marcos de Jesus Santos Damiano, Heitor Alves Venancio da Rocha, Mireile Reis dos Santos, Luís Felipe Toledo, Marcos Magalhães de Souza

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How to Cite

Pereira, J. A. ., dos Santos Renne, D. G. ., Barbosa Augusto de Freitas, F., de Sousa Oliveira, G. C., de Jesus Santos Damiano, M., Alves Venancio da Rocha, H. ., Reis dos Santos, M. ., Felipe Toledo, L. ., & Magalhães de Souza, M. (2024). Anurans in the ecotone between the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado in the Campos das Vertentes, southeast Brazil. Reptiles & Amphibians, 31(1), e21862. https://doi.org/10.17161/randa.v31i1.21862