A new species of Pontoscolex earthworm (Rhinodrilidae, Clitellata) from the Gurupi Biological Reserve, along with records of earthworm species from the Amazon region of Maranhão, Brazil.
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4801.1.4
Abstract: We describe a new species of the genus Pontoscolex from the Amazon region of Maranhão State in Brazil. The region is the most deforested and degraded in the biome, with only 25% of the original… read more here.
Keywords: amazon region; new species; biological reserve; gurupi biological ... See more keywords
Herpetofauna of the Northwest Amazon forest in the state of Maranhão, Brazil, with remarks on the Gurupi Biological Reserve
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DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.643.8215
Abstract: Abstract Understanding the biodiversity of an area is the first step for establishing effective interventions for conservation, especially when it comes to herpetofauna, since 4.1% and 9.2%, respectively, of Brazilian amphibians and reptiles are endangered.… read more here.
Keywords: state maranh; state; gurupi biological; biological reserve ... See more keywords