The Caatinga is the largest seasonal dry tropical forest in South America and it has been
historically neglected in terms of its biodiversity. Regarding lizards, different studies led to …

Background Bushmeat is a resource exploited by thousands of people around the world,
especially in tropical and neotropical regions, constituting an important source of protein and …

Dry forests are one of the most threatened ecosystems in the world, and they are poorly
protected. The semiarid region of northeastern Brazil is the largest area in the New World …

Roadkill is one of the principal causes of the loss of biodiversity around the world. The
effects of roads on mammals are still poorly understood in regions with a semi-arid climate …

Bats are highly mobile animals, moving rapidly over long distances. Detecting such
movements is challenging, especially in cave areas, a commonly-used roost by bats. Brazil …

For prioritizing conservation actions, it is vital to understand how ecologically diverse
species respond to environmental change caused by human activity. This is particularly …

Several strategies have been adopted to optimize biodiversity conservation. The use of
fauna and flora species as flagships can help increase public commitment and raise funds …

We describe a new species of Amphisbaena from the Caatinga of northeastern Brazil. The
new taxon is identified mainly by having 216–239 body annuli, 13–17 caudal annuli without …

We present a list of amphibians and reptiles deposited in the herpetological collection of the
Federal University of Ceará, obtained from expeditions in the Caatinga biome conducted in …

It is repeatedly stressed the need to characterize the extant biodiversity in tropical
ecosystems. However, inventory studies are still progressing slowly in dry ecosystems …