Density and richness of leaf litter frogs (Amphibia: Anura) of an Atlantic Rainforest area in the Serra dos Órgãos, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
AUTOR(ES)
Siqueira, Carla C., Vrcibradic, Davor, Almeida-Gomes, Mauricio, Borges-Junior, Vitor N. T., Almeida-Santos, Patrícia, Almeida-Santos, Marlon, Ariani, Cristina V., Guedes, Diego M., Goyannes-Araújo, Pablo, Dorigo, Thiago A., Van Sluys, Monique, Rocha, Carlos F. D.
FONTE
Zoologia (Curitiba)
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2009-03
RESUMO
Data on species composition, richness, and density are presented for the leaf litter frog assemblage of an area of Atlantic Rainforest at the Serra dos Órgãos mountain range, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil. Three sampling methods were used: plot sampling, visual encounter surveys, and pitfall traps. The local assemblage of leaf litter frogs was composed of 16 species, with the direct-developing species, Euparkerella brasiliensis (Parker, 1926), being the most abundant. The estimated density of the local leaf litter frog assemblage based on plot sampling was 17.1 ind/100 m² and the estimated overall leaf litter frog mass was 684.2 g/ha. The estimated density of leaf litter frogs at the present study is the highest currently reported for Atlantic Rainforest areas, which reinforces the idea of higher densities of leaf litter frogs in the Neotropical Region compared to the Old World tropics.
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