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1. Increasing taxon sampling suggests a complete taxonomic rearrangement in Echinantherini (Serpentes: Dipsadidae)

Author

Arthur D. Abegg, Alfredo P. Santos, Henrique C. Costa, Jaqueline Battilana, Roberta Graboski, Fernanda S. L. Vianna, Weverton S. Azevedo, Nelson J. R. Fagundes, Clément M. Castille, Pedro C. Prado, Sandro L. Bonatto, Hussam Zaher, and Felipe G. Grazziotin

Subjects
Echinanthera, comparative morphology, molecular systematics, snake taxonomy, Sordellina, Taeniophallus, Evolution, QH359-425, Ecology, QH540-549.5
Abstract

Although the recent advances on the relationship of its major groups, the systematics of the rich fauna of Neotropical snakes is far from being a consensus. In this sense, derived groups presenting continental distributions have represented a main challenge. The taxonomy of the snake tribe Echinantherini is one of the most contentious among the diverse family known as Dipsadidae. The tribe is poorly sampled in phylogenetic studies, resulting in conflicting hypotheses of relationships among its taxa. Moreover, several rare and micro endemic species of Echinantherini have never been evaluated within a comprehensive phylogenetic framework. Here, we assess for the first time the phylogenetic position of the rare Echinanthera amoena within Echinantherini. We based our analyses on a comprehensive multilocus dataset including 14 of the 16 species described for the tribe. Our results support the monophyly of Echinantherini and strongly indicate E. amoena as a unique lineage, phylogenetically positioned apart from all other congeners. From the three current genera (Echinanthera, Taeniophallus, and Sordellina) our results indicate that Echinanthera and Taeniophallus are paraphyletic, since the T. affinis species group is positioned as sister to Echinanthera (except E. amoena) clustering apart from the clade formed by the T. brevirostris and T. occipitalis groups. We describe new genera for the T. affinis and T. occipitalis species groups and an additional monospecific genus for E. amoena. Although we did not evaluate the phylogenetic position of T. nebularis, we described a new genus and removed it from Echinantherini since its morphology strikingly departs from all species now included in the tribe. Finally, we redefine the genera Echinanthera and Taeniophallus and we provide comments about further directions to study the biogeography and the evolution of morphological traits in Echinantherini.

Published
2022
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2. Influência dos fatores abióticos e da disponibilidade de presas sobre comunidade de serpentes do Planalto Médio do Rio Grande do Sul

Author

Noeli Zanella and Sonia Zanini Cechin

Subjects
Amphibian, Abiotic component, Maximum temperature, food.ingredient, Ecology, dieta, Feeding, guildas, Biology, biology.organism_classification, Generalist and specialist species, Predation, Bothrops alternatus, Echinanthera, food, Abundance (ecology), Alimentação, biology.animal, guilds, Animal Science and Zoology, diet
Abstract

A influência dos fatores abióticos sobre a disponibilidade de presas e a dieta das espécies de serpentes mais abundantes do Planalto Médio do Rio Grande do Sul, foi estudada em duas áreas: floresta e campo. O trabalho foi desenvolvido utilizando serpentes coletadas com os métodos: procura limitada por tempo, encontros ocasionais, armadilhas de interceptação e queda, e serpentes depositadas na coleção de répteis da Universidade de Passo Fundo. Foram registradas as guildas alimentares das seis espécies mais abundantes: anurófagas (n = 2: Echinanthera cyanopleura (Cope, 1885) e Thamnodynates cf. strigatus (Günther, 1858)); rodentívoras (n = 1: Bothrops alternatus Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854); moluscófagas (n = 1: Tomodon dorsatus Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854) e generalistas (n = 2: Liophis poecilogyrus (Wied-Neuwied, 1825) e Philodryas patagoniensis (Girard, 1858)). Dos fatores abióticos analisados, a abundância de serpentes foi mais relacionada à temperatura máxima (R² = 0,66) e não apresentou relação significativa com a pluviosidade. A abundância de anfíbios apresentou relação positiva com a pluviosidade (R² = 0,54) e não foi significativa com a temperatura mínima. A abundância de serpentes não foi correlacionada com a abundância de anfíbios e roedores. The influence of abiotic factors on the availability of prey and on the diet of the most abundant snake species in the middle plateau region of Rio Grande do Sul was studied in two areas: forest and field. Snakes captured using time-constrained search, occasional encounters and pitfall traps and snakes deposited in the reptile collection of the University of Passo Fundo were studied. The feeding guilds of the six most abundant species were recorded: anurophagous (n = 2: Echinanthera cyanopleura (Cope, 1885) and Thamnodynates cf. strigatus (Günther, 1858)); rodent-eating (n = 1: Bothrops alternatus Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854); molluscophagous (n = 1: Tomodon dorsatus Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854) and generalist (n = 2: Liophis poecilogyrus (Wied-Neuwied, 1825) and Philodryas patagoniensis (Girard, 1858)). Among the abiotic factors analyzed, snake abundance was associated with maximum temperature (R² = 0.66) and showed no significant association with rainfall. Amphibian abundance showed a positive association with rainfall (R² = 0.54) and was not significantly associated with minimum temperature. Snake abundance was not correlated with the abundance of amphibians or rodents.

Published
2009

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