Abstract
Herein we provide a list of reptiles from Parque Estadual de Itapuã, a conservation unit of integral protection located in the municipality of Viamão, state of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil and inserted in the domains of the Pampa Biome. The study was carried out from February 2003 to July 2004. We recorded 39 species: 23 snakes, eight lizards, four testudines, three amphisbaenians and one crocodilian. Through the knowledge of the species in the area, we justify the importance of preserving this important natural remnant.
Highlights
The Pampa Biome is present in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay
Rio Grande do Sul has currently 104 conservation units, among federal, state, municipal, and private areas, covering only 3.4% of the total area of the state, and less than half of these areas are located in the Pampa Biome (SCP 2011)
The Parque Estadual de Itapuã (PEI), created in 1973, is a conservation unit of integral protection inserted in the Pampa Biome
Summary
In Brazil, it is restricted to the state of Rio Grande do Sul, covering the southern part of the state, occupying. 63% of its territory (IBGE 2004) In recent decades this biome has suffered severe degradation process, mainly with the intensive agricultural activities as well as the suppression of field areas for the development of forestry. Rio Grande do Sul has currently 104 conservation units, among federal, state, municipal, and private areas, covering only 3.4% of the total area of the state, and less than half of these areas are located in the Pampa Biome (SCP 2011). With the objective of contributing towards increasing knowledge of the reptile fauna of the PEI we developed an inventory of the reptiles occurring in the different environments of the area.
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