Integrative overview of the herpetofauna from Serra da Mocidade, a granitic mountain range in northern Brazil.

ABSTRACT: The Brazilian mountain ranges from the Guiana Shield highlands are largely unexplored, with an understudied herpetofauna. Here the amphibian and reptile species diversity of the remote Serra da Mocidade mountain range, located in extreme northern Brazil, is reported upon, and biogeographical affinities and taxonomic highlights are discussed. A 22-days expedition to this mountain range was undertaken during which specimens were sampled at four distinct altitudinal levels (600, 960, 1,060 and 1,365 m above sea level) using six complementary methods. Specimens were identified through an integrated approach that considered morphological, bioacoustical, and molecular analyses. Fifty-one species (23 amphibians and 28 reptiles) were found, a comparable richness to other mountain ranges in the reg

SUBMITTER: Moraes LJCL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5740401 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature