Rapid survey of the herpetofauna in an area of forest management in eastern Acre, Brazil

• Main Authors: Daniele Miranda, Nathocley Venâncio, Saymon de Albuquerque
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pensoft Publishers 2014-09-01
• Series: Check List
• Online Access: https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/18988/download/pdf/

Timber exploitation is the most profitable and popular use of forest. To evaluate how this activity affects biodiversity is of crucial importance for conservation. Therefore, we carried out a herpetofauna survey in a forest area under a reduced–impact management, in Sena Madureira municipality, state of Acre (Brazil). We used active searching, both day and night, and pitfall traps. In the pre-exploitation phase the search was conducted basically in forests and forest edges; in the post-exploitation phase we also searched in sites such as secondary roads, skid trails and timber storage yards. We recorded 38 amphibian species and 28 reptile species; 17 snakes, nine lizards and two crocodilians. It is expected that this survey can contribute to programs of environmental monitoring in forest management areas in Amazonia.