Anurans in a forest remnant in the transition zone between cerrado and Atlantic Rain Forest domains in Southeastern Brazil.
This study presents the species richness, temporal distribution and reproductive activity of anurans from the Uaimií State Forest (Floresta Estadual do Uaimií - FLOE Uaimií), situated in the Quadrilátero Ferrífero region, municipality of Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Field activities were performed monthly from September 2009 to August 2010. We recorded 36 anurans species, distributed in 10 families. The greatest richness of the sampled sites corresponds to a permanent rivulet in a secondary forest. The majority of anuran species presented seasonal vocalization activity pattern, mainly in the rainy season. The anuran species composition of FLOE Uaimií is similar to others studied areas from the Quadrilátero Ferrífero region.
Departamento de Biologia Animal, Museu de Zoologia João Moojen, Vila Gianetti, 32, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-000 Viçosa, MG, Brasil. renatampirani@gmail.com
Renata M
RM
Pirani
Luciana B
LB
Nascimento
Renato N
RN
Feio
D000818:Animals; D001001:Anura / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D044822:Biodiversity; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D012098:Reproduction / Q000502:physiology; D012621:Seasons; D014197:Trees; D014828:Vocalization, Animal / Q000502:physiology*