Bruno Ferreto Fiorillo

• PhD
• Elementary school science teacher at E. E. Manoel Ferraz - Prof

Approximately 140 snake species are known to occur in the Atlantic Forest with nearly half being endemic to this ecoregion. However, the Atlantic forest is one of the most threatened tropical ecoregions, with only 16% of its original area remaining as forest. This extensive habitat loss must have had a negative effect on its snake fauna. Indeed, 53...

Although savannas are fire-adapted ecosystems, prescribing fire for biodiversity conservation remains controversial at least in some regions where savannas occur. Faced with uncertainty, many decision makers and even scientists are still reluctant to prescribe fire for conservation purposes in fire-prone ecosystems, invoking the precautionary princ...

The Brazilian Cerrado is one of the 25 most important biodiversity hotspots, considered the most threatened savanna on earth. Amphibians are especially vulnerable to habitat modifications due to behavioural and physiological traits. Herein, we list anuran species of a Cerrado area in the municipality of Sacramento, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, after...

We provide information on the diversity and natural history of anurans from preserved and disturbed habitats in the region of Etá Farm, municipality of Sete Barras, state of São Paulo, Brazil. The region is covered by rainforest and plantations of banana and peach palm. From April, 2013 to March, 2014 we sampled amphibians mainly with pitfall traps...

Background Few animal populations have been studied under the framework of the OCBIL theory, which addresses the ecology and evolution of biodiversity on old climatically buffered infertile landscapes. Available genetic data challenge the low connectivity and high genetic differentiation predicted for isolated tepui-summit vertebrate communities,...

We present the first report of Macrobrachium potiuna (Arthropoda: Decapoda) preying on anjuvenile anuran, alongside with a description of the stomach morphology of the shrimp individual. Thefreshwater shrimp was observed feeding on a juvenile hylid in the Atlantic Forest. We interpret the shrimp’sbehavior as opportunistic predation instead of necro...

We provide a list of amphibians and reptiles for three Brejos de Altitude (Brejo de Serra Negra, Bezerros Municipality; Brejo dos Cavalos, Caruaru Municipality; Brejo de Taquaritinga do Norte, Taquaritinga do Norte Municipality) in Pernambuco State, northeastern Brazil. Among 97 recorded species, 63 were reptiles and 34 amphibians. Combined species...

Understanding the mechanisms that affect habitat use by vertebrates is critical for understanding how species are distributed across landscapes and how they cope with habitat change. The Brazilian Savanna (the Cerrado) has vegetation ranging from grassland to woodland savannas and harbors a rich and diverse amphibian fauna impacted by accelerated h...

Studies on reproductive biology have largely contributed to the understanding of snake ecology. However, detailed reproductive data are scarce for many groups, particularly blind snakes. Here, we describe the reproductive biology of Trilepida koppesi (Leptotyphlopidae), a widely distributed species in the savannas of south-central Brazil. We descri...

We provide information on the diversity of anurans from agroforestry systems in the Colombian Amazon. This area is inserted at the tropical rainforest ecosystem and consists mainly of secondary forest remnants surrounded by crops, grasslands, and agroforestry systems. From February to May 2015, we sampled anurans mainly with visual and auditory sur...

Currently, around 1,188 species of amphibians and 795 reptiles are known for Brazil. Of these, approximately 100 amphibians and 110 reptile species are endemic to the Cerrado. The Santa Bárbara Ecological Station represents one of the last remnants of the biome in the state of São Paulo and has several typical vegetation types, which house a repres...

The natural history of a cerrado snake community in a protected area in southeastern Brazil (Santa Bárbara Ecological Station; SBES) is described. A visual guide and an identification key are also provided to assist researchers and local people in identifying snakes in that region. Sampling was performed through pitfall traps, time-constrained sear...

Citation: Fiorillo BF, Maciel JH, Martins M (2021) Composition and natural history of a snake community from the southern Cerrado, southeastern Brazil. ZooKeys 1056: 95-147.

A summary of distribution and natural history aspects of Dipsas catesbyi in Colombia.

We provide information on the diversity of anurans from agroforestry systems in the Colombian Amazon. This area is inserted at the tropical rainforest ecosystem and consists mainly of secondary forest remnants surrounded by crops, grasslands, and agroforestry systems. From February to May 2015, we sampled anurans mainly with visual and auditory sur...

This study focuses on the parasitic associations of mites and ticks infesting reptiles and amphibians through a multifocal approach. Herein, reptiles (n= 3,596) and amphibians (n= 919) were examined to ensure representativeness of the Brazilian herpetofauna megadiversity. The overall prevalence was calculated to better understand which were the pre...

A summary of distribution and natural history aspects of Micrurus lemniscatus in Colombia.

This is a photographic documentation of a trip to Sete Barras municipality, in the heart of the Atlantic Forest, Brazil. Besides showing the beauty of species found in our way, we also revealed the techniques used to photograph them.

A summary of distribution and natural history aspects of Crotalus durissus in Colombia.

A avaliação dos répteis brasileiros foi coordenada pelo Centro Nacional de Pesquisa e Conservação de Répteis e Anfíbios (RAN), que avaliou todas as espécies continentais de Testudines (tartarugas, cágados e jabutis - 31 espécies), Crocodylia (jacarés - 6 espécies) e Squamata (lagartos, serpentes e anfisbênias - 690 espécies), e pelo Centro Nacional...

In this study, the authors describe the reproductive biology of a population of Pithecopus ayeaye Lutz, 1966, a leaf-frog typical of the Cerrado of southeastern Brazil. Field expeditions were conducted monthly during the rainy season of 2013/2014. From 41 males captured, fourteen were recaptured from one to four times, up to 13 months apart. Some r...

Bothrops asper es una serpiente terrestre, de tamaño moderado a grande (algunos autores reportan individuos con tallas entre 250-274 cm) (George 1930, Perez-Higareda 1978, Solorzano y Cerdas 1989). Normalmente los individuos juveniles y adultos suelen ser delgados, pero especialmente en hembras adultas, su diámetro circunferencial suele ser conside...

A few antipredatory displays such as dorsoventral neck compression and hiding the head have been previously reported for G. brasiliensis (Amaral, 1932; Marques et al. 2001; 2015). Here we present four new defensive displays for the species, recorded during a field study conducted from September 2015 to August 2016 at the Serra do Papagaio State Par...

figure 1: Four stages of the predation event of Mussurana bicolor on Helicops leopardinus (Photos: Paulo Robson Souza): (a) constriction; (b) predator loosing coils; (c) beginning of swallowing; and (d) finishing of swallowing. Mussurana bicolor occurs in open areas and disturbed habitats in the Pantanal and Chaco regions of south-central South Ame...

The Amazonian brown brocket Mazama nemorivaga (Cuvier, 1817) is a small to medium-sized deer from the Amazon rainforest and ecotones. The first karyotype described was 2n=67 to 69 + 2-7 B and FN= 69-72, in which all chromosomes were acrocentric and the X chromosome was the only submetacentric chromosome. However, important aspects of the species ch...

Hypsiboas lundii is a gladiator frog endemic to the Cerrado of central and southeastern Brazil. This species in reproductive period inhabits streams in primary and secondary forests. Despite its wide distribution, the helminth fauna of this species has not been studied yet. Fourteen individuals were sampled and examined for helminth parasites. Thre...