Feeding habits, microhabitat use, and daily activity of Cycloramphus brasiliensis (Anura: Cycloramphidae) from the Atlantic Rainforest, Brazil
We analyzed the feeding habits, microhabitat use, and daily activity period of the anuran species Cycloramphus brasiliensis (Steindachner, 1864), endemic to the Atlantic Rainforest biome. The only previous studies on this species focused on the systematics and new altitudinal records. This study was...
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| author | Thiago Maia-Carneiro Thiago A. Dorigo Mauricio Almeida-Gomes Monique Van Sluys Carlos F.D. Rocha |
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| description | We analyzed the feeding habits, microhabitat use, and daily activity period of the anuran species Cycloramphus brasiliensis (Steindachner, 1864), endemic to the Atlantic Rainforest biome. The only previous studies on this species focused on the systematics and new altitudinal records. This study was conducted in a large forest remnant located in the municipalities of Guapimirim and Cachoeiras de Macacu. We captured frogs through visual encounter surveys and recorded the frequency of microhabitat types used by them, and the time of capture. Diet was analyzed in terms of number, volume and frequency of occurrence of items. Individuals of C. brasiliensis occurred in association with fast-moving rocky portions of clear freshwater rivers, indicating a rheophilic habit, and were active mainly at night. Such as most anuran species, the diet of Cycloramphus brasiliensis was mainly based on arthropods, and included Blattodea, Formicidae, and Coleoptera as most important prey items. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1acb7a9c267547888e32f2cd66324fcd2023-01-03T00:18:17ZengSociedade Brasileira de ZoologiaZoologia (Curitiba)1984-46701984-46892012-06-0129327727910.1590/S1984-46702012000300007Feeding habits, microhabitat use, and daily activity of Cycloramphus brasiliensis (Anura: Cycloramphidae) from the Atlantic Rainforest, BrazilThiago Maia-CarneiroThiago A. DorigoMauricio Almeida-GomesMonique Van SluysCarlos F.D. RochaWe analyzed the feeding habits, microhabitat use, and daily activity period of the anuran species Cycloramphus brasiliensis (Steindachner, 1864), endemic to the Atlantic Rainforest biome. The only previous studies on this species focused on the systematics and new altitudinal records. This study was conducted in a large forest remnant located in the municipalities of Guapimirim and Cachoeiras de Macacu. We captured frogs through visual encounter surveys and recorded the frequency of microhabitat types used by them, and the time of capture. Diet was analyzed in terms of number, volume and frequency of occurrence of items. Individuals of C. brasiliensis occurred in association with fast-moving rocky portions of clear freshwater rivers, indicating a rheophilic habit, and were active mainly at night. Such as most anuran species, the diet of Cycloramphus brasiliensis was mainly based on arthropods, and included Blattodea, Formicidae, and Coleoptera as most important prey items.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702012000300007Activity periodconservationdietrheophilic habitthreatened amphibians |
| spellingShingle | Thiago Maia-Carneiro Thiago A. Dorigo Mauricio Almeida-Gomes Monique Van Sluys Carlos F.D. Rocha Feeding habits, microhabitat use, and daily activity of Cycloramphus brasiliensis (Anura: Cycloramphidae) from the Atlantic Rainforest, Brazil Zoologia (Curitiba) Activity period conservation diet rheophilic habit threatened amphibians |
| title | Feeding habits, microhabitat use, and daily activity of Cycloramphus brasiliensis (Anura: Cycloramphidae) from the Atlantic Rainforest, Brazil |
| title_full | Feeding habits, microhabitat use, and daily activity of Cycloramphus brasiliensis (Anura: Cycloramphidae) from the Atlantic Rainforest, Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Feeding habits, microhabitat use, and daily activity of Cycloramphus brasiliensis (Anura: Cycloramphidae) from the Atlantic Rainforest, Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Feeding habits, microhabitat use, and daily activity of Cycloramphus brasiliensis (Anura: Cycloramphidae) from the Atlantic Rainforest, Brazil |
| title_short | Feeding habits, microhabitat use, and daily activity of Cycloramphus brasiliensis (Anura: Cycloramphidae) from the Atlantic Rainforest, Brazil |
| title_sort | feeding habits microhabitat use and daily activity of cycloramphus brasiliensis anura cycloramphidae from the atlantic rainforest brazil |
| topic | Activity period conservation diet rheophilic habit threatened amphibians |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702012000300007 |
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