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Reptile surveys reveal high species richness in areas recovering from mining activity in the Brazilian Cerrado

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Abstract

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. We also compared our data with published surveys on the Cerrado domain in order to identify areas with unique species composition and/or areas where the reptile composition is more homogeneous. The survey was conducted in the municipality of Niquelândia, northern Goiás state, central Brazil, and involved reptile samplings from different physiognomies and water bodies. We found 47 species, including one crocodilian, one chelonian, two amphisbaenians, 17 lizards, and 26 snakes. 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. Some species recorded for the region are listed in the Appendices I and II of the CITES. Many reptile species were frequently associated with anthropogenic habitats, while others seem to depend on remnants of pristine habitats. Low similarity was found among the 32 sites considered across the Cerrado domain. 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. 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.

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Abbreviations

ACA:

adjacent Cerrado areas

ANA:

anthropic areas

ARM:

areas recovering from mining activity

VSM:

visual search method

PTD:

pitfall traps with drift-fences method

BA:

Bahia state

DF:

Distrito Federal

GO:

Goiás state

MA:

Maranhão state

MG:

Minas Gerais state

MS:

Mato Grosso do Sul state

MT:

Mato Grosso state

PI:

Piauí state

SP:

São Paulo state

TO:

Tocantins state

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Oda, F.H., Ávila, R.W., Drummond, L.d.O. et al. Reptile surveys reveal high species richness in areas recovering from mining activity in the Brazilian Cerrado. Biologia 72, 1194–1210 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1515/biolog-2017-0138

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