Caracterização ecológica da herpetofauna de uma Reserva de Sso Sustentável na Amazônia central, Amazonas, Brasil

Abstract

We present here the ecological assessment of the herpetofauna of a sustainable use reserves in the Central Amazonia, Amazonas State, Brazil. Besides the list of species, issues such as potential impacts on the herpetofauna are discussed, as well as the sampling methods employed in the study. The study was conducted during the rainy season in the region with the application of six complementary methods often used this type of study: time limited visual search, pitfall traps with drift fence, collections made by others, occasional collections, hearing record and interviews. We recorded 74 species of amphibians and reptiles included in the orders Anura (33), Testudine (05), Crocodylia (03) and Squamata (33; 17 lizards and 16 snakes). An undescribed genus of lizard family Gymnophtalmidae and four species of frogs of the families Hylidae and Aromobatidae were recorded in this study. Some of the recorded species are cited in the lists of endangered animals such as turtles belonging to the family of Podocnemididae. Apparently consumption by communities is identified as the main threat to turtle populations in this region. Certainly the location of this species list is not complete. This study deals with a point sampling herpetofauna in a region hitherto unknown herpetofaunistic the point of view, and is therefore by the inflow of new information about the area where it was held