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REGISTRO DE Priodontes maximus Cingulata Dasypodidae NA ESTAÇÃO ECOLÓGICA JARDIM BOTÂNICO DE BRASÍLIA DF [PDF]

Heringeriana, 2018
This record is very important for the maintenance of this protected area once this animal it is very rare and is classified as a vulnerable species for extinction.
Pedro Paulo de Melo Cardoso, Rogério da Cruz Sant'Ana   +1 more
doaj   +6 more sources

Anatomical description of the aortic arch of a rare species “the giant armadillo” (Priodontes maximus; Kerr, 1792)

Folia Morphologica, 2020
The giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus) is found in diverse habitats from South America. A female adult giant armadillo with a body mass of 45 kg was used.
R. Santos, M. Fernandes, S. F. de Souza, C. A. dos Santos-Sousa, Y. K. de Carvalho   +4 more
doaj   +3 more sources

When the giant rests: Evidence of prolonged inactivity in the giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus) of the Pantanal

Xenarthra
We documented prolonged inactivity (12 consecutive days), an uncommon behavior, in a giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus) in the Pantanal. Unlike previous observations in the Amazon, there was no internal activity or alternative exits, suggesting ...
Mattheus S. Firme, Gabriel F. Massocato, Arnaud L.J. Desbiez   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Using camera traps to enhance community-based management of subsistence hunting in the Amazon. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
Abstract Community‐based management and monitoring of biodiversity has emerged as a cost‐effective strategy for providing credible data, informing decision‐making, and empowering local communities in resource governance and management. However, the establishment of community‐based management of subsistence hunting in the Brazilian Amazon has been ...
Sampaio R, Morato RG, Nunes AV, Chiarello AG.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Validation of reproductive monitoring techniques in free-living female giant armadillos (Priodontes maximus)

Theriogenology Wild
The giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus) is classified as Vulnerable and remains one of the least studied neotropical mammals, with major gaps in knowledge of its reproduction limiting reproductive management strategies.
Ana Carolina M. Lobo, Danilo Kluyber, Budhan S. Pukazhenthi, Mayara Grego Caiaffa, Gabriel F. Massocato, Arnaud L.J. Desbiez, Rogério A. de Oliveira, Jaqueline Tamara Bonavina, Eunice Oba   +8 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Prevalence of Mycobacterium leprae in armadillos in Brazil: A systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020
Understanding the prevalence of M. leprae infection in armadillos is important because of evidence from Brazil and other countries of an association between contact with armadillos and the development of Hansen's Disease (leprosy).
Patrícia Deps, João Marcelo Antunes, Adalberto Rezende Santos, Simon M Collin   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Impact of ecotourism on abundance, diversity and activity patterns of medium-large terrestrial mammals at Brownsberg Nature Park, Suriname. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2021
The impacts of ecotourism on biodiversity are poorly understood and the outcome of this type of research is often contradictory. On the one hand ecotourism could impact the occurrence, survival or behavior of species, on the other hand ecotourism is ...
Dimitri A Ouboter, Vanessa S Kadosoe, Paul E Ouboter   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

High school students' knowledge of endangered fauna in the Brazilian Cerrado: A cross-species and spatial analysis. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2019
The ability of high school students to know endangered species can vary among species (e.g., large body size can influence people's interest) or among municipalities (e.g., more contact with biodiversity can influence people's interest).
Marcos Aurélio de Amorim Gomes, Tatiel Venâncio Gonçalves, Fabrício Barreto Teresa, Hélida Ferreira da Cunha, Flávia Pereira Lima, João Carlos Nabout   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Priodontes maximus (Cingulata: Chlamyphoridae) using a highway wildlife underpass in a fragmented Cerrado landscape from Eastern Goiás State, central Brazil

Xenarthra, 2023
We monitored a stretch of the BR-050 highway in the State of Goiás that crosses several natural environments used by the giant armadillo, a peculiar and endangered species whose survival is threatened by vehicle collisions. Here, we present the record of
Okamura Arasaki, Marcelo , Campos de Oliveira, Renan , Issberner Panachão, Eduardo , de Brito Barbosa, Rodrigo , Flores Lizarelli, Thales   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Distribución y usos de los armadillos en sabanas inundables de Arauca, Colombia

Biota Colombiana, 2018
En Colombia se han registrado seis especies de armadillos, de las cuales cinco se encuentran en la región de la Orinoquia. Para el departamento de Arauca, la información sobre estas especies es insuficiente y desactualizada.
Arlex Rodríguez-Durán, Kelly Valencia, Mariella Superina, Ricardo Peña   +3 more
doaj   +5 more sources