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Rio Cautário Federal Extractive Reserve
The Rio Cautário Federal Extractive Reserve () is an extractive reserve in the state of Rondônia, Brazil. Location The Rio Cautário Federal Extractive Reserve is in the municipality of Guajará-Mirim, Rondônia. It has an area of . The reserve adjoins the Serra da Cutia National Park along its northwest border. The Cautário River defines the southeast border of the reserve, running in a southwest direction to join the Guaporé River on the border with Bolivia. The Rio Cautário State Extractive Reserve adjoins the reserve on the other side of the Cautári River. The reserve is in a region of crucial importance for conserving biodiversity and natural resources of the Amazon biome, and for supporting the traditional populations and indigenous communities. It is in a strategic location in Rondônia, since the region has large areas used for livestock and for expansion of the agricultural frontier. The Cautário River rises in the Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau Indigenous Territory and receive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guajará-Mirim
Guajará-Mirim is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rondônia. It is located at an altitude of 128 meters. Its population was 46,556 (2020) and its area is 24,856 km². Geography Location Guajará-Mirim lies along the Mamoré River, just across the Bolivian border town of Guayaramerín. It was once the southern terminus of the Estrada de Ferro Madeira-Mamoré (the Madeira-Mamoré Railway), which was inaugurated in 1912. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Guajará-Mirim. Conservation The municipality contains the Traçadal Biological Reserve, a strictly protected area that was created in 1990. It contains 2.33% of the Guajará-Mirim State Park, created in 1990. It contains the Rio Ouro Preto Biological Reserve, created in 1990. It contains 73.45% of the Rio Ouro Preto Extractive Reserve, also created in 1990. The municipality contains 47.5% of the Rio Cautário State Extractive Reserve, created in 1995. It contains the Rio Cautário Federa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dipteryx Odorata
''Dipteryx odorata'' (commonly known as "cumaru", "kumaru", or "Brazilian teak") is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae. The tree is native to Northern South America and is semi-deciduous. Its seed In botany, a seed is a plant structure containing an embryo and stored nutrients in a protective coat called a ''testa''. More generally, the term "seed" means anything that can be Sowing, sown, which may include seed and husk or tuber. Seeds ...s are known as tonka beans, but sometimes spelled tonkin beans or tonquin beans (not related to Tonkin). The seeds are black and wrinkled and have a smooth, brown interior. They have a strong fragrance similar to Galium odoratum, sweet woodruff due to their high content of coumarin. The word ''tonka'' is taken from the Galibi (Carib) tongue spoken by natives of French Guiana; it also appears in Tupi language, Tupi, another language of the same region, as the name of the tree. The old genus name, ''Coumarouna'', was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drymobius Rhombifer
''Drymobius rhombifer'', the Esmarald racer, is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, French Guiana, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru, and Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ..... www.reptile-database.org. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3040193 Reptiles described in 1860 Drymobius Reptiles of Nicaragua Reptiles of Costa Rica Reptiles of Panama Reptiles of Colombia Reptiles of Venezuela Reptiles of French Guiana Reptiles of Ecuador Reptiles of Bolivia Reptiles of Peru Snakes of Brazil Taxa named by Albert Günther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siagonodon Septemstriatus
The seven-striped blind snake (''Siagonodon septemstriatus'') is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is native to northeastern South America. McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). ''Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1''. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. (series). (volume). Geographic range ''S. septemstriatus'' is found in Bolivia, northern Brazil ( Amazonas, Pará, Roraima), French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and southeastern Venezuela. Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''S. septemstriatus'' is forest, at altitudes from sea level to . Description ''S. septemstriatus'' is yellowish, with seven black stripes along the dorsal scales. It may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of , with a tail long. Behavior ''S. septemstriatus'' is terrestrial and fossorial. Reproduction ''S. septemstriatus'' is oviparous Oviparous animals are animals that reproduce by depositin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epictia Diaplocia
''Epictia'' is a genus of snakes in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The genus is native to South America, Central America, and Mexico. Taxonomy Prior to 2009 all species of ''Epictia'' were placed in the genus ''Leptotyphlops''. Species The genus ''Epictia'' contains the following 44 species which are recognized as being valid: www.reptile-database.org. *'' Epictia albifrons'' *'' Epictia albipuncta'' *'' Epictia alfredschmidti'' *'' Epictia amazonica'' *'' Epictia antoniogarciai'' *'' Epictia ater'' *'' Epictia australis'' – Freiberg's blind snake *''Epictia bakewelli'' – Bakewell's blind snake *'' Epictia borapeliotes'' *'' Epictia clinorostris'' *'' Epictia columbi'' – San Salvador blind snake *'' Epictia diaplocia'' – common Peru blind snake *'' Epictia fallax'' *''Epictia goudotii'' *'' Epictia guayaquilensis'' *'' Epictia hobartsmithi'' *'' Epictia magnamaculata'' *'' Epictia martinezi'' *'' Epictia melanura'' – dark blind snake *'' Epictia munoa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tupinambis Longilineus
''Tupinambis longilineus'', the Rondonia tegu, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. It is endemic to Brazil and north Bolivia Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w .... References Tupinambis Reptiles described in 1995 Taxa named by Teresa C.S. Ávila-Pires {{Teiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leposoma Osvaldoi
''Leposoma'' is a genus of South American lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae. Species The following six species are recognized as being valid: *''Leposoma annectans'' *''Leposoma baturitensis'' *''Leposoma nanodactylus'' *''Leposoma puk'' *''Leposoma scincoides'' - skink tegu *''Leposoma sinepollex ''Leposoma sinepollex'' is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is endemic to Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and de ...'' References Further reading * Spix JB (1825). ''Animalia nova sive species novae lacertarum, quas in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII – MDCCCXX jussu et auspiciis Miximiliani Josephi I. Bavariae Regis suscepto collegit et descripsit.'' Munich: F.S. Hübschmann. Index (four unnumbered pages) + 26 pp. + 30 color plates. (''Leposoma'', new genus, p. 24). (in Latin). Reptiles of South America Lizard genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enyalius Leechii
''Enyalius leechii'', also known commonly as Leech's fathead anole and ''camaleãozinho'' in Brazilian Portuguese, is a species of lizard in the family Leiosauridae. The species is endemic to Brazil. Etymology The specific name, ''leechii'', was chosen by Boulenger to honor English entomologist John Henry Leech. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Leech, p. 154). Description The maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) of ''E. leechii'' is for a male, and for a female. Geographic range ''E. leechii'' is found in the Brazilian states of Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Pará Pará () is a Federative units of Brazil, state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon River. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins (state), Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas (Brazilian st ..., and Rondônia. Habitat The preferr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enyalioides Laticeps
''Enyalioides laticeps'', the Amazon broad-headed wood lizard, is a dwarf iguanian lizard abundantly found in Amazon rainforest, Amazonian rainforests. They are semi-arboreal and mostly live in forests. Other names for it include broad-headed wood lizards, Big-headed stick lizards (lagartijas de palo de cabezonas), Guichenot's Dwarf Iguana, Amazon Forest Dragon, or Amazon Dwarf-Iguana (Iguana enana amazónica). It is a small, ornamented lizard that grows up to 157 mm (0.5 ft) long and have very high vertebral crests along their backs. They change colors based on environmental factors. Amazon broad-headed wood lizards rely on rapid running to move around; however, they spend the vast majority of their time motionless, blending into the rainforest background (branches, palm fronds), and ambushing prey. When attacked by predators, ''E. laticeps'' may stay motionless like a wood stick to avoid predation. When found by predators, it may suddenly spring into motion, quickly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brown-mantled Tamarin
The brown-mantled tamarin (''Leontocebus fuscicollis''), also known as Spix's saddle-back tamarin, is a species of saddle-back tamarin. This New World monkey is found in the Southern American countries of Bolivia, Brazil and Peru. This Omnivore, omnivorous member of the Callitrichidae family is usually found in smaller groups ranging between 4 and 15 individuals. This species communicates vocally and largely relies on its olfactory system. The brown-mantled tamarin is considered a species of Least-concern species, Least Concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, despite a decreasing population and being threatened by poaching, habitat loss and capture for the illegal pet trade. Taxonomy There are 4 subspecies: *''L. f. avilapiresi'', Avila Pires' saddle-back tamarin *''L. f. fuscicollis'', Spix's saddle-back tamarin *''L. f. mura'', Mura's saddleback tamarin *''L. f. primitivus'', Lako's saddleback tamarin Cruz Lima's saddle-back tamarin, Lesson's saddle-bac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black-tailed Marmoset
The black-tailed marmoset (''Mico melanurus'') is a species of New World monkey from central South America, where it ranges from the south-central Amazon in Brazil, south through the Pantanal and eastern Bolivia, to the Chaco in far northern Paraguay. It is the southernmost member of the genus ''Mico'' and the only species where most of its range is outside the Amazon.Rylands, Mittermeier, Coimbra-Filho, Heymann, de la Torre, Silva Jr., Kierulff, Noronha and Röhe (2008). ''Marmosets and Tamarins: Pocket Identification Guide.'' Conservation International. The black-tailed marmoset is dark brown with paler foreparts and a black tail. Unlike most of its relatives, it has a striking white or yellow-white stripe that extends down its thigh. Its ears are naked, flesh-colored and stand out from the fur. They reach a size of 18 to 28 cm and weigh from 300 to 400 g. Black-tailed marmosets are diurnal and arboreal, using their claws to climb trees. Originally rain forest inhabi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
