New distribution records of Pteronura brasiliensis (Zimmerman, 1780) (Mammalia, Carnivora) in Roraima, northern Brazilian Amazonia

By

Pacca, Luciana Gosi
Côrtes, Lara Gomes
Rodrigues, Lívia De Almeida
Morato, Ronaldo Gonçalves

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2016-8-9

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

12

Series / Issue

Issue: 4

Pages

1946--7

Subjects

Carnivora , Conservation , giant otter , lavrado , Mustelidae , range extension , species inventory

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/12.4.1946

 

Abstract

A survey of the Giant Otter, Pteronura brasiliensis (Zimmerman, 1780), in the state of Roraima, northern Brazilian Amazonia, is presented. We include 52 new records, increasing the total geographic coordinate points for the species in this area by 360%. Additionally, this study reports the first occurrence of the P. brasiliensis in the lavrado region, a unique and endemic ecosystem of South America with high biodiversity, which claims for protection and adequate land use planning.