Composition and Natural History of Snakes from Eta Farm region, Sete Barras, south-eastern Brazil.

ABSTRACT: Approximately 140 snake species are known to occur in the Atlantic Forest with nearly half being endemic to this ecoregion. However, the Atlantic forest is one of the most threatened tropical ecoregions, with only 16% of its original area remaining as forest. This extensive habitat loss must have had a negative effect on its snake fauna. Indeed, 53% of the threatened snakes of Brazil occur in the Atlantic forest. Therefore, basic natural history information that can potentially contribute to the conservation of Atlantic forest snakes are urgently needed. Here the natural history of a snake assemblage at Etá Farm region, Sete Barras municipality, south-eastern Brazil is described, and a visual guide and an identification key provided that can be used by researchers and local people to ident

SUBMITTER: Fiorillo BF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7205842 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature