Amphibia, Anura, Coastal Zone, state of Piauí, Northeastern Brazil

By

Loebmann, Daniel
Mai, Ana Cecília Giacometti

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2008-5-1

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

4

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

161--170

Subjects

Amphibia , Anura , Brazil , Coastal Zone , new records , tinga biome

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/4.2.161

 

Abstract

Amphibians are an important component of terrestrial and aquatic freshwater communities worldwide. Especially to the Northern coastal zone of Brazil, the knowledge about amphibian communities is very scarce. We have studied amphibian assemblages along the coastal strip zone of the state of Piauí for two years, covering a distance of ca. 70 km. It was possible to prepare a list of 21 anurans from 6 families (Microhylidae, Hylidae, Leptodactylidae, Cycloramphidae, Leiuperidae, and Bufonidae). All species are common and widely distributed in Brazilian territory, tinga biome. The results are important to amplify the knowledge on the biodiversity found at the knowledge on the biodiveristy found at the coastal zone  of the state of Piauí.