Serra da Bocaina National Park

Serra da Bocaina National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Serra da Bocaina
Map of Brazil
Location	southeastern Brazil
Coordinates	22°57′47″S 44°40′12″W / 22.963°S 44.67°W / -22.963; -44.67Coordinates: 22°57′47″S 44°40′12″W / 22.963°S 44.67°W / -22.963; -44.67^[1]
Area	104,000 ha (260,000 acres)
Established	1971

Serra da Bocaina National Park is a national park of Brazil. It is located at the border between the states of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo in southeastern Brazil.

Location

Created by Federal Decree in 1971 and comprises an area of approximately 104,000 hectares (260,000 acres) and a significant biodiversity. The park headquarters is located in São José do Barreiro, the State of São Paulo. It is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio). It is estimated that 60% of the vegetation is composed of native Atlantic Forest, and the rest is forest regenerated (secondary) for over 30 years.

The highest point is Pico do Tira o Chapéu, which reaches 2,088 metres (6,850 ft) above sea level, one of the highest points of the State of São Paulo.

The park is part of the 221,754 hectares (547,970 acres) Bocaina Mosaic, created in 2006.^[2]

Biota

Among the species of flora are pines, cedars, trumpet trees, palm trees and bromeliads. Among the fauna of the park are cats, sloths, deer, monkeys, snakes and birds.

A number of amphibians are only known from the park and its buffer area: Brachycephalus vertebralis, Ischnocnema pusilla, Bokermannohyla ahenea, Bokermannohyla clepsydra, Scinax ariadne, Megaelosia bocainensis, Physalaemus barrioi, and Paratelmatobius gaigeae.^[3]

References

↑ "Serra Da Bocaina National Park". protectedplanet.net.
↑ Mosaico de Unidades de Conservação da Bocaina – RBMA.
↑ Garey, Michel V.; Provete, Diogo B.; Martins, Itamar A.; Haddad, Célio F. B.; Rossa-Feres, Denise C. (2014). "Anurans from the Serra da Bocaina National Park and surrounding buffer area, southeastern Brazil". Check List. 10 (2): 308–316. doi:10.15560/10.2.308.

Sources

Mosaico de Unidades de Conservação da Bocaina - SP e RJ (PDF) (in Portuguese), RBMA, retrieved 2016-09-22

National Parks of Brazil

Amazon	Acari Amazônia Anavilhanas Araguaia Cabo Orange Campos Amazônicos Jamanxim Jaú Juruena Mapinguari Monte Roraima Nascentes do Lago Jari Pacaás Novos Pico da Neblina Rio Novo Serra da Cutia Serra da Mocidade Serra do Divisor Serra do Pardo Tumucumaque Mountains Viruá

Atlantic Forest	Alto Cariri Aparados da Serra Araucárias Boa Nova Campos Gerais Caparaó Descobrimento Guaricana Iguaçu Itatiaia Monte Pascoal Pau Brasil Saint-Hilaire/Lange São Joaquim Serra da Bocaina Serra da Capivara Serra das Lontras Serra de Itabaiana Serra do Gandarela Serra do Itajaí Serra dos Órgãos Serra Geral Tijuca

Caatinga	Chapada Diamantina Furna Feia Serra das Confusões Sete Cidades Ubajara Catimbau

Cerrado	Brasília Cavernas do Peruaçu Chapada das Mesas Chapada dos Veadeiros Emas Grande Sertão Veredas Nascentes do Rio Parnaíba Sempre Vivas Serra da Bodoquena Serra da Canastra Serra do Cipó

Coastal Marine	Abrolhos Fernando de Noronha Ilhas dos Currais Jericoacoara Jurubatiba Sandbank Lagoa do Peixe Lençóis Maranhenses Superagui

Pantanal	Chapada dos Guimarães Ilha Grande Pantanal Matogrossense

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