Vertebrate roadkills on State Highway 383, Rondônia, Brazil.
Roadkills are a serious threat to many species of wildlife worldwide. In Brazil, few studies are available about the importance of roadkills. Information about roadkills in Amazonia are even more scarce when compared to central and southern Brazil. Here we describe the vertebrate roadkills on State...
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| author | Luiz Carlos Batista Turci Paulo Sérgio Bernarde |
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| description | Roadkills are a serious threat to many species of wildlife worldwide. In Brazil, few studies are available about the importance of roadkills. Information about roadkills in Amazonia are even more scarce when compared to central and southern Brazil. Here we describe the vertebrate roadkills on State Highway 383 in Rondônia. From May 2004 – April 2005, thirty samples were taken the along 110km of the highway between Cacoal and Alta Floresta D’Oeste. Thirty-four vertebrate species were found in 259 specimens. In terms of absolute numbers, amphibians were the most frequent roadkills, with 68 individuals of two species. Birds followed, with 67 individuals of 12 species, then reptiles (67 indiv., 12 species) and mammals (63 indiv.,13 species). Eight species (Leptodactylus gr. pentadactylus, Rhinella sp, Amphisbaena sp., Liophis reginae, Crotophaga ani, Didelphis marsupialis, Euphractus sexcinctus and Cerdocyon thous) were the most frequent roadkills, accounting for 76% of the vertebrate roadkills. More than half of the roadkills occurred during the dry season. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1df81e548e2b4189aeac280c3a38d4b92022-12-22T03:25:09ZengUniversidade Federal de Santa CatarinaBiotemas0103-16432009-03-01221121127Vertebrate roadkills on State Highway 383, Rondônia, Brazil.Luiz Carlos Batista TurciPaulo Sérgio BernardeRoadkills are a serious threat to many species of wildlife worldwide. In Brazil, few studies are available about the importance of roadkills. Information about roadkills in Amazonia are even more scarce when compared to central and southern Brazil. Here we describe the vertebrate roadkills on State Highway 383 in Rondônia. From May 2004 – April 2005, thirty samples were taken the along 110km of the highway between Cacoal and Alta Floresta D’Oeste. Thirty-four vertebrate species were found in 259 specimens. In terms of absolute numbers, amphibians were the most frequent roadkills, with 68 individuals of two species. Birds followed, with 67 individuals of 12 species, then reptiles (67 indiv., 12 species) and mammals (63 indiv.,13 species). Eight species (Leptodactylus gr. pentadactylus, Rhinella sp, Amphisbaena sp., Liophis reginae, Crotophaga ani, Didelphis marsupialis, Euphractus sexcinctus and Cerdocyon thous) were the most frequent roadkills, accounting for 76% of the vertebrate roadkills. More than half of the roadkills occurred during the dry season.http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume221/p121-127.pdfroadkillsamphibiansreptilesbirdsmammals |
| spellingShingle | Luiz Carlos Batista Turci Paulo Sérgio Bernarde Vertebrate roadkills on State Highway 383, Rondônia, Brazil. Biotemas roadkills amphibians reptiles birds mammals |
| title | Vertebrate roadkills on State Highway 383, Rondônia, Brazil. |
| title_full | Vertebrate roadkills on State Highway 383, Rondônia, Brazil. |
| title_fullStr | Vertebrate roadkills on State Highway 383, Rondônia, Brazil. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Vertebrate roadkills on State Highway 383, Rondônia, Brazil. |
| title_short | Vertebrate roadkills on State Highway 383, Rondônia, Brazil. |
| title_sort | vertebrate roadkills on state highway 383 rondonia brazil |
| topic | roadkills amphibians reptiles birds mammals |
| url | http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume221/p121-127.pdf |
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