TY - JOUR
T1 - Atlas of Brazilian Snakes
T2 - Verified Point-Locality Maps to Mitigate the Wallacean Shortfall in a Megadiverse Snake Fauna
AU - Nogueira, Cristiano C.
AU - Argôlo, Antonio J.S.
AU - Arzamendia, Vanesa
AU - Azevedo, Josué A.
AU - Barbo, Fausto E.
AU - Bérnils, Renato S.
AU - Bolochio, Bruna E.
AU - Borges-Martins, Marcio
AU - Brasil-Godinho, Marcela
AU - Braz, Henrique
AU - Buononato, Marcus A.
AU - Cisneros-Heredia, Diego F.
AU - Colli, Guarino R.
AU - Costa, Henrique C.
AU - Franco, Francisco L.
AU - Giraudo, Alejandro
AU - Gonzalez, Rodrigo C.
AU - Guedes, Thaís
AU - Hoogmoed, Marinus S.
AU - Marques, Otavio A.V.
AU - Montingelli, Giovanna G.
AU - Passos, Paulo
AU - Prudente, Ana L.C.
AU - Rivas, Gilson A.
AU - Sanchez, Paola M.
AU - Serrano, Filipe C.
AU - Silva, Nelson J.
AU - Strüssmann, Christine
AU - Vieira-Alencar, João Paulo S.
AU - Zaher, Hussam
AU - Sawaya, Ricardo J.
AU - Martins, Marcio
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 International Union of Crystallography. All rights reserved.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Accurate and detailed species distribution maps are fundamental for documenting and interpreting biological diversity. For snakes, an ecologically diverse group of reptiles, syntheses and detailed data on distribution patterns remain scarce. We present the first comprehensive collection of detailed, voucher-based, point-locality, range maps for all described and documented Brazilian snakes, with the major aim of mitigating the Wallacean shortfall and as a contribution towards a better understanding of this rich, threatened, and poorly studied megadiverse fauna. We recorded a total of 412 snake species in Brazil on the basis of an extensive and verified point-locality database of 163,498 entries and 75,681 unique records (available here as Online Supporting Information). Our results reveal previously undocumented patterns of distribution, sampling effort, richness, and endemism levels, resulting in a more objective view of snake diversity in the Neotropics. Apart from these achievements, we understand that the most relevant and enduring contribution of the present atlas is to stimulate researchers to publish corrections, additions, and new discoveries.
AB - Accurate and detailed species distribution maps are fundamental for documenting and interpreting biological diversity. For snakes, an ecologically diverse group of reptiles, syntheses and detailed data on distribution patterns remain scarce. We present the first comprehensive collection of detailed, voucher-based, point-locality, range maps for all described and documented Brazilian snakes, with the major aim of mitigating the Wallacean shortfall and as a contribution towards a better understanding of this rich, threatened, and poorly studied megadiverse fauna. We recorded a total of 412 snake species in Brazil on the basis of an extensive and verified point-locality database of 163,498 entries and 75,681 unique records (available here as Online Supporting Information). Our results reveal previously undocumented patterns of distribution, sampling effort, richness, and endemism levels, resulting in a more objective view of snake diversity in the Neotropics. Apart from these achievements, we understand that the most relevant and enduring contribution of the present atlas is to stimulate researchers to publish corrections, additions, and new discoveries.
KW - Biodiversity
KW - Biogeography, Distribution Patterns
KW - Endemism
KW - Megadiversity
KW - Neotropics
KW - Serpentes
KW - Squamata
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85083881772
U2 - 10.2994/SAJH-D-19-00120.1
DO - 10.2994/SAJH-D-19-00120.1
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85083881772
SN - 1808-9798
VL - 14
SP - S1-S274
JO - South American Journal of Herpetology
JF - South American Journal of Herpetology
IS - Sp1
ER -