Reptiles of the Parque Estadual de Itapuã, state of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil

By

Filho, Gilberto Alves De Souza
Verrastro, Laura

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2012-12-1

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

8

Series / Issue

Issue: 5

Pages

847--851

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/8.5.847

 

Abstract

Herein we provide a list of reptiles from Parque Estadual de Itapuã, a conservation unit of integral protection located in the municipality of Viamão, state of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil and inserted in the domains of the Pampa Biome. The study was carried out from February 2003 to July 2004. We recorded 39 species: 23 snakes, eight lizards, four testudines, three amphisbaenians and one crocodilian. Through the knowledge of the species in the area, we justify the importance of preserving this important natural remnant.