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Estruturação morfológica e gênica das populações de Corallus hortulanus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Serpentes, Boidae) ao sul da bacia Amazônica, Brasil
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2014) DUARTE, Mel de Oliveira; GRAZZIOTIN, Felipe Gobbi; http://lattes.cnpq.br/7181242437810644; PRUDENTE, Ana Lúcia da Costa; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1008924786363328
Corallus hortulanus is a species known to exhibit great variation in color pattern, as well as presenting the greatest geographical and ecological distribution among Neotropical snakes. The aim of this study was to determine the patterns of morphological variation in color and design, verify that these patterns are related to the presence of Amazonian rivers, verify the degree of genetic structure among populations of C. hortulanus throughout its distribution and verify that the major south interfluves of the Amazon basin represent genetically structured populations. For morphologic data were analyzed the color pattern of 125 specimens and for molecular data were generated 103 sequences of COI and 38 of CITB. Six morphotypes were described for populations from south of the Amazon River. It was observed that the rivers of south of the Amazon River showed a mixed pattern, which Tocantins, Xingu and Madeira rivers did not influence the genetic structure, while Purus and Tapajós rivers acted as a geographical barrier for populations of C. hortulanus, and only in one case the genetic structure was found in all analyzes (Purus).
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Polychromatism of populations of Corallus hortulanus (Squamata: Boidae) from the southern Amazon Basin, Brazil
(Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, 2015-12) DUARTE, Mel de Oliveira; FREITAS, Tiago Magalhães da Silva; PRUDENTE, Ana Lúcia da Costa
The Amazon tree boa Corallus hortulanus is known for featuring a wide variation in color pattern and design markings. Although there are studies on its polychromatism, none of them addresses the geographic variation in the color pattern of this species. The aim of this study was to describe the chromatic variation found in the populations of C. hortulanus from the southern Amazon Basin and its relationship with geographic distribution of the species. Analysis of both design markings and color patterns on 112 C. hortulanus specimens from the southern Amazon Basin interfluves resulted in the identification of six distinct morphotypes. Grayish-brown coloration and elongated diamond-shaped patterns were the most frequent patterns. Two morphotypes showed a tendency of correlation with the geographical distribution of those species found in Madeira and Juruá Rivers. The small sample size does not allow for a robust conclusion on the possible cause of geographic variation. The distribution of morphological patterns of C. hortullanus in the Amazon Basin suggest that there is gene flow between populations, regardless of geographical distance and natural barriers. The variation in color pattern and markings may represent a phenotypic response to the characteristics of different habitats occupied by the species.