Biologia reprodutiva e conservação: avaliação da produção científica sobre quelônios do gênero podocnemis no estado de Mato Grosso

Abstract

Testudines make up the group of reptiles known as chelonians. In Mato Grosso, two species of the Podocnemididae family are distributed: Podocnemis unifilis and P. expansa. They are very consumed, whose programs of protection of the places of reproduction and of conservation and handling aim at the recovery of these species. The objective of the study was to carry out an analysis of the scientific production on reproductive and conservation aspects of species of the genus Podocnemis in the state of Mato Grosso. The studies published in Mato Grosso (1991 to 2021) with the keywords: Podocnemis; reproduction; conservation; Mato Grosso. For each study, the following was recorded: (1) year of publication, (2) type of publication, (3) species(s) studied, (4) place of study, and (5) topic of study of the scientific work. The main results were also listed and discussed. With 11 scientific works published between 1997 and 2017. Of these, two articles were researched in the Araguaia River, three in the Xingu PI, two in the RVS Quelônios do Araguaia, one in Santa Terezinha, one in the city of Rio Grande do Norte, one in Cuiabá and one about the distribution in the state of MT in general. The studied species were P. expansa and P. unifilis. The Chelonians of the Amazon Program, run by Ibama, is the largest wildlife conservation program in the world It is concluded with this research that turtles are extremely important animals for the ecosystem in the state of Mato Grosso, but scientific works realized in this region are scarce. Research needs to be intensified in the state, it is suggested that scientists and students have greater logistical and financial support, encouraging them to work throughout the region.