1. Species data and Cerrado KBAs Cristiano Nogueira, Dr. Sc. Biodiversity analyst – CI Brasil - Cerrado program

2. Cerrado 60-70s Wilderness area 2000- Hotspot ~20% original habitats Extremely fast rates of habitat destruction ~166.000 ha lost every month (Machado et al. 2004) Emas National Park ~130.000ha Jalapão State Park ~138.000ha

3. Cerrado High richness and endemism in vascular plants - ~44% of over 11.000 spp.

4. Cerrado vertebrate fauna: Traditional view: Species poor (Vanzolini, 1963; Sick,1965) Low endemism levels (Vitt, 1991; Vanzolini, 1976; Redford & Fonseca, 1986; Silva 1997) Richness concentrated in forested habitats (Redford & Fonseca, 1986; Silva 1997)

5. Cerrado vertebrate diversity: Recent compilations : Small mammals (Carmignotto, 2004) Squamate reptiles (Nogueira, 2005, 2006) Museum data + literature records + standardized field samplings (10 localities for squamates) 1996-2005

7. Endêmico, sul Endêmico, norte Endêmico, central Endêmico oeste, pontual

8. Cerrado vertebrate diversity: New evidence: Squamates and small mammals High richness High endemism levels Habitat specialists - grasslands/cerrados/forests Richness and endemism concentrated in open habitats Wide regions still poorly sampled Survey gap analysis (Funk et al., 2005)

9. Lack of basic data Squamate reptiles Nogueira, 2005

10. Rodents and marsupials Carmignotto, 2004

11. Results: Squamate reptiles Endemism/Richness <24/<120 (20%; Myers et al. 2000) 31/186 (16%; Colli et al. 2002) 83/236 (35%; Nogueira, in prep.)

12. Results: Data incorporated into ongoing revision of Cerrado/Pantanal prioritary areas workshop (12-14 july 2006, Brasilia, Brasil) Herpetofaunal target species: 63 (1998; first workshop) 248 (2006, first revision, underway) Regional threatened species lists- Pará, Minas Gerais and Goiás states

13. Cerrado KBAs taxonomic database Criterion 1 (Eken et al. 2004) : 46 threatened species (IUCN 2004) (includes all Cerrado threatened taxa) Is this enough?

14. Criterion 2 (Eken et al. 2004) Restricted range (< 50.000 km 2 ) – 75 taxa: Small mammals Squamate reptiles Annual fishes (Teleostei: Rivulidae) Vulnerability - Many fit VU A4c. Overlooked in threatened species lists (IUCN or IBAMA) Irreplaceability

15. Criterion 2 (Eken et al. 2004) Restricted range Biogeographic pattern Speciation Evolutionary process

16. Criterion 2 (Eken et al. 2004) Restricted range (< 50.000 km 2 ) – Critical further steps: Urgent new compilations for Amphibians Freshwater fishes Large mammals Vascular plants 3-4 years span – partnership with key herbaria and museums – graduate students (UnB, MZUSP, UNICAMP, MPEG). Cheapest (~2%), but crucial, part of the KBA process

17. OBRIGADO! “Above all, we cannot afford to ignore the species data that already exist” Brooks et al. 2004. Species, data and Conservation planning. Conservation Biology, 18: 1682-1688.

18. OBRIGADO!