Serra do Ramalho
The caves of the Serro da Ramalho karst area in the municipality of Serra do Ramalho, a municipality of the same name in southwestern Bahia State, Brazil, have been explored since the early 2000s. The several large cave systems present a great biospeleological potential. Newly discovered species include the first troglobitic Amblypygi recorded for Brazil, Charinus troglobius Baptista & Giupponi, 2003, an eyeless harvestman (Giupponia chagasi Pérez & Kury, 2002), an as yet undescribed genus of spiders (Ochyroceratidae), and a species of catfish (Rhamdia enfurnada Bichuette & Trajano, 2005).Bichuette & Trajano 2005: 588
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References
- {{aut|Bichuette, Maria Elina & Trajano, Eleonora}} (2005): A new cave species of Rhamdia (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae) from Serra do Ramalho, northeastern Brazil, with notes on ecology and behavior. Neotropical Ichthyology 3(4): 587–595. [https://web.archive.org/web/20070930014731/http://www.ufrgs.br/ni/vol3num4%5CNI_v3n4p587-595lowr.pdf PDF]
- {{aut|Baptista, R. L. C. & Giupponi, A.P.L}} (2003): A new troglomorphic Charinus from Minas Gerais State, Brazil (Arachnida: Amblypygi: Charinidae). Revista Ibérica de Aracnología 7: 79–84.
Further reading
- XXVII Congresso Brasileiro de Espeleologia (2003): O potencial espeleológico da Serra do Ramalho. Sociedade Brasileira de Espeleologia. [http://www.sbe.com.br/anais27cbe/J1-33.pdf Abstract] (in Portuguese)
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