![]() ![]() ![]() Our study determines the reptile species richness, composition, and habitat use in three areas recovering from mining activity in addition to the adjacent pristine and anthropized areas of a priority region for biodiversity conservation of the Brazilian Cerrado. It is important to conduct long-term studies to have patterns of reptile species composition recognized as well as population decline and/or local extinctions and effective reptile conservation actions, with focus on these sites considering their unique species. Ten sites located in Cerrado regions in contact with the adjacent domains have unique reptile composition, whereas most sites largely located in the central area of the domain have reptile communities which are more homogeneous among them. Low similarity was found among the 32 sites considered across the Cerrado domain. Tats, while others seem to dependon remnants ofpristine habitats. Many reptile species were frequently associated with anthropogenic habi. Some species recorded for the region are listed in the Appendices I and II of the CITES. We found 47 species, including one crocodilian, one chelonian, two amphisbaenians,17 lizards, and 26snakes.The list includes 37 species with large geographic distribution, occurring in other morphoclimatic domains, as well as 10 species which are endemic to the Cerrado. The survey was conducted in the municipality of Niquelandia, northern Goiás state, central Brazil, and involved reptile samplings from different physiognomies and water bodies. To identify areas with unique species composition and/or areas where the reptile composition is more homogeneous. We also compared our data with published surveys on the Cerrado domain in order 2015), while other studies have reported higher richness against our results (Silva Jr. Some of the surveyed sites in Cerrado have been reported to show lower reptile richness than recovering Brought to you by | University of Gothenburg Authenticated Download Date | 11/23/17 1:11 PM areas in Niquelândia (Uetanabaro et al. 2009) as well as other areas in the Cerrado (Recoder et al. Considering that the size of the surveyed areas or the sampling effort may influence the amount of species surveyed, our records on species richness are similar to those from termite mounds in contiguous reservoir areas of the Serra da Mesa and Cana Brava hydroelectric power plant (47 species Moreira et al. Our study has a reptile richness corresponding to about 46% of the regional species pool (103 species) known to inhabit the Tocantins River Valley (Silva Jr. ![]()
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