Atlas of Brazilian snakes: verified point-locality maps to mitigate the wallacean shortfall in a megadiverse snake fauna
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Universidade de São Paulo (USP)¦¦Brasil ; Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz (UESC)¦¦Brasil ; Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL)¦¦Argentina ; University of Gothenburg¦¦Suécia ; Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES)¦¦Brasil ; Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC)¦¦Brasil ; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)¦¦Brasil ; Naturae Consultoria Ambiental Ltda¦¦Brasil ; Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ)¦¦Equador ; Universidade de Brasília (UNB)¦¦Brasil ; Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF)¦¦Brasil ; Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)¦¦Brasil ; Universidade Estadual do Maranhão (UEMA)¦¦Brasil ; Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi¦¦Brasil ; Universidad del Zulia (LUZ)¦¦Venezuela ; Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás (PUC Goiás)¦¦Brasil ; Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT)¦¦Brasil
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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.
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Nogueira CC., Argôlo AJ.S., Arzamendia V, Azevedo JA., Barbo FE, Bérnils RS., et al. Atlas of Brazilian snakes: verified point-locality maps to mitigate the wallacean shortfall in a megadiverse snake fauna. South Am. J. Herpetol.. 2019 Dec;14(sp1):1-274. doi:10.2994/SAJH-D-19-00120.1.
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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) ; Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) ; Fundação Amazônia de Amparo a Estudos e Pesquisas do Pará (FAPESPA) ; Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ) ; Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
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2019
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