Abstract
The Cerrado is the second largest biome of Brazil and one of the most threatened, mainly due to habitat conversion and agricultural expansion. At the same time, the fauna of the Cerrado is poorly known. In this study, undertaken from April to July of 2012, we provide a checklist of the medium-sized to large mammals recorded by camera traps in the Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural Serra do Tombador, a private protected area located in northern Goiás state. With a total effort of 2,340 camera-days, we recorded 17 species including rare and threatened species, among them jaguar (Panthera onca), giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus), tapir (Tapirus terrestris) and giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla). Our results suggest that the surveyed protected area has importance in the conservation of mammals in the Cerrado.
Highlights
The Cerrado is a diverse South American savannah comprising a mosaic of plant physiognomies, varying from open grassland to closed woodlands; it is vast, covering an area of around 2 million square kilometers in Brazil (Costa 2003, Johnson et al 1999)
Undertaken from April to July of 2012, we provide a checklist of the medium-sized to large mammals recorded by camera traps in the Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural Serra do Tombador, a private protected area located in northern Goiás state
We provide a list of the medium-sized to large mammals from Serra do Tombador Private Natural Heritage Reserve (PNHR)
Summary
The Cerrado is a diverse South American savannah comprising a mosaic of plant physiognomies, varying from open grassland to closed woodlands; it is vast, covering an area of around 2 million square kilometers in Brazil (Costa 2003, Johnson et al 1999) It is a threatened biome and has been listed among the 34 world biodiversity hotspots Camera traps were programmed to operate 24 hours per day, with an interval of 5 minutes between each record This non-invasive tool has proven to be efficient under most field conditions, permitting detection and identification of even some cryptic mammal species (Srbek-Araujo & Chiarello 2005, Trolle & Kery 2005). Camera trap sampling effort was determined according to Srbek-Araujo & Chiarello (2005) and estimated via species accumulation curves, following Colwell et al (2012)
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