Herpetofauna of protected areas in the Caatinga I: Raso da Catarina Ecological Station (Bahia, Brazil)

We provide a list of amphibian and squamate species collected in the Raso da Catarina Ecological Station, Bahia state, Brazil, during two distinct periods. An initial visual inventory of amphibians was conducted monthly from March 2010 to February 2011, using transects in a forest and temporary ponds. The second inventory was conducted over a 30-day period between March and April, 2012, when 37 pitfall trap arrays, each consisting of four buckets and supplementary glue traps, were set in low scrub and forest, complemented by opportunistic searches. A total of 19 lizard species, two amphisbaenians, 21 frogs, and 11 snakes were recorded during the study. New records for the protected area include 10 lizards, one amphisbaenian, 15 amphibians, and 11 snakes (36 species in total). Several species typical of the Atlantic Forest were collected, reflecting the potential influence of this biome, especially in the sampled forest habitats (Mata da Pororoca)

Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae, Anotosaura vanzolinia Dixon, 1974: new records and geographic distribution map

We provide the first record of Anotosaura vanzolinia for the state of Alagoas, in the municipality of Traipu, northeastern Brazil. The area is an Atlantic Forest enclave within the Caatinga Domain

Primeiro registro de Pseustes sulphureus (Wagler, 1824) (Serpentes: Colubridae) no Estado de Alagoas, Nordeste do Brasil

http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/2175-7925.2009v22n4p237O gênero Neotropical Pseustes Fitzinger, 1843 possui ampla distribuição nas florestas úmidas dos países das Américas Central e do Sul. No Brasil, P. sulphureus ocorre nos biomas Floresta Amazônica e Mata Atlântica. Em novembro de 2007 foi obtido o primeiro registro de P. sulphureus para o Estado do Alagoas, no município de Campo Alegre, Nordeste do Brasil. O espécime de P. sulphureus está depositado na coleção herpetológica do Museu de História Natural, Universidade Federal de Alagoas (MUFAL)

Herpetofauna of protected areas in the Caatinga I: Raso da Catarina Ecological Station (Bahia, Brazil)

We provide a list of amphibian and squamate species collected in the Raso da Catarina Ecological Station, Bahia state, Brazil, during two distinct periods. An initial visual inventory of amphibians was conducted monthly from March 2010 to February 2011, using transects in a forest and temporary ponds. The second inventory was conducted over a 30-day period between March and April, 2012, when 37 pitfall trap arrays, each consisting of four buckets and supplementary glue traps, were set in low scrub and forest, complemented by opportunistic searches. A total of 19 lizard species, two amphisbaenians, 21 frogs, and 11 snakes were recorded during the study. New records for the protected area include 10 lizards, one amphisbaenian, 15 amphibians, and 11 snakes (36 species in total). Several species typical of the Atlantic Forest were collected, reflecting the potential influence of this biome, especially in the sampled forest habitats (Mata da Pororoca)