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Graipel, Maurício E.; Cherem, Jorge J.; Ximenez, AlfredoA commented checklist of the non-volant terrestrial mammals from Santa Catarina Island (27º10'S - 27º50'S e 48º25'W - 48º35'W, 451 km²), southrn Brazil, is presented. The following methods were employed: 1) Bibliographic survey; 2) Identification os specimens housed in the Scientific Collection of Mammals at the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina; 3) Use of small (260 x 140 x 90 mm) and medium-sized (410 x ...
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Cherem, Jorge José; Olimpio, José; Ximenez, AlfredoA new species of Cavia Pallas, 1766 (mammalia - Caviidae) is described on the basis of 20 skulls and 9 skins from an island of Moleques do Sul Archipelago (Santa Catarina State, southern Brazil), 14 km from the mainland. This species has size and coloration intermediates between C. aperea and C. magna. Cranially, it differs from the other Brazilian species of Cavia by demonstrating a flat sagittal crest, large ...
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Flores, Paulo André de Carvalho; Ximenez, AlfredoThe rough-toothed dolphin Steno bredanensis is a pelagic species of tropical and warm temperate oceans and seas, though in Brazil it is frequently observed in coastal waters. This paper presents new information on the species off Santa Catarina Island, southern Brazil. A single stranding at Conceição Lagoon, with evidence of of entanglement in fishing gear, provides the apparently first record of S. bredanensis...