Abstract Since 2005, the Brazilian Ornithological Records Committee (CBRO) has published
updated checklists of Brazilian birds almost every year. Herein, we present a completely …

Accurate and detailed species distribution maps are fundamental for documenting and
interpreting biological diversity. For snakes, an ecologically diverse group of reptiles …

We provide an updated list of amphibians and reptiles of the state of Ceará, northeastern
Brazil, with information on species distribution patterns and conservation priority areas. Data …

The recognition of cryptic diversity within geographically widespread species is gradually
becoming a trend in the highly speciose Neotropical biomes. The statistical methods to …

A comparative venom proteomic analysis of the Brazilian southern coral snake, M. frontalis,
the Amazon coral snake M. spixii spixii, and the aquatic coral snake M. surinamensis is …

ABSTRACT The Serra do Urubu mountain range is considered a key biodiversity area. It is
situated in the Pernambuco Endemism Center, one of the most threatened regions of the …

Worm lizards remain one of the least known groups of vertebrates, hindering a proper
assessment of their levels of threat, especially in tropical regions where worm lizard diversity …

Recently seven specimens of the gecko Lepidodactylus lugubris were collected or observed
in Belém, Pará, northern Brazil. This is the first vouchered occurrence in Brazil of a widely …

In captivity, snakes may present chronic infections with high mortality, such as those caused
by Cryptosporidium serpentis, or they may be pseudoparasitized by species that present …

A new species of elapid snake of the genus Micrurus is described herein, from the states of
Rondônia and Mato Grosso, in the western Brazilian Amazon. The new species has a single …