Animals of Minas Gerais

Hoary Fox

Lycalopex vetulus

The hoary fox or hoary zorro (Lycalopex vetulus ), also known as raposinha-do-campo in Brazil (Portuguese for "meadow little fox"), is a species of zorro or "false" fox endemic to Brazil. Unlike many other foxes, it feeds primarily on small...

Brazilian Three-Banded Armadillo

Tolypeutes tricinctus

The Brazilian three-banded armadillo (Tolypeutes tricinctus ) is an armadillo species endemic to eastern Brazil, where it is known as tatu-bola (Portuguese pronunciation: , lit. ball armadillo). It is one of only two species of armadillo that can...

Golden-Headed Lion Tamarin

Leontopithecus chrysomelas

The golden-headed lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas ), also the golden-headed tamarin, is a lion tamarin endemic to Brazil. It is found only in the lowland and premontane tropical forest fragments in the state of Bahia, and therefore is...

Black-Tufted Marmoset

Callithrix penicillata

The black-tufted marmoset (Callithrix penicillata ), also known as Mico-estrela in Portuguese, is a species of New World monkey that lives primarily in the Neo-tropical gallery forests of the Brazilian Central Plateau. It ranges from Bahia to...

White-headed marmoset

Callithrix geoffroyi

The white-headed marmoset (Callithrix geoffroyi ), also known as the tufted-ear marmoset, Geoffroy's marmoset, or Geoffrey's marmoset, is a marmoset endemic to forests in eastern Brazil, where it is native to Bahia, Espírito Santo, and Minas Gerais,...

Buffy-tufted marmoset

Callithrix aurita

The buffy-tufted marmoset (Callithrix aurita ), also known as the buffy tufted-ear marmoset or white-eared marmoset, is a New World monkey that lives in the forests on the Atlantic coast of southeast Brazil. Of all the marmosets, it has the...

Crested capuchin

Sapajus robustus

The crested capuchin or robust tufted capuchin (Sapajus robustus ) is a species of robust capuchin monkey. It is endemic to Brazil. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the black capuchin but is now considered by some to be a separate species.

Northern Muriqui

Brachyteles hypoxanthus

The northern muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus) is one of two species of muriqui. They are also known as the woolly spider monkey as they exhibit the woollen pelt of woolly monkeys and the long prehensile tail of spider monkeys. They are the largest...

Wied's marmoset

Callithrix kuhlii

Wied's marmoset (Callithrix kuhlii ), also known as Wied's black-tufted-ear marmoset, is a New World monkey that lives in tropical and subtropical forests of eastern Brazil. Unlike other marmosets, Wied's marmoset lives in groups consisting of 4 or...

Buffy-Headed Marmoset

Callithrix flaviceps

The buffy-headed marmoset (Callithrix flaviceps ) is a rare species of marmoset endemic to the rainforests of south-eastern Brazil. It occurs in southern Espírito Santo and possibly northern Rio de Janeiro and its distribution extends into Minas...

Black ghost knifefish

Apteronotus albifrons

The black ghost knifefish (Apteronotus albifrons) is a tropical fish belonging to the ghost knifefish family (Apteronotidae). They originate in freshwater habitats in South America where they range from Venezuela to the Paraguay–Paraná River,...

Northern brown howler

Alouatta guariba guariba

The northern brown howler (Alouatta guariba guariba ) is the type subspecies of the brown howler, native to Brazil. It is listed as critically endangered, with fewer than 250 individuals restricted to the vicinity of the Jequitinhonha River. The...

Brazilian arboreal mouse

Rhagomys rufescens

The Brazilian arboreal mouse (Rhagomys rufescens ) is a South American rodent species of the family Cricetidae. It is found in the Atlantic Forest of southeast Brazil, often close to bamboo thickets. It can be distinguished from Rhagomys...

Common punaré

Thrichomys apereoides

The common punaré, Thrichomys apereoides, is a species of spiny rat endemic to Brazil.

Dryas iulia

Dryas iulia (often incorrectly spelled julia), commonly called the Julia butterfly, Julia heliconian, the flame, or flambeau, is a species of brush-footed (or nymphalid) butterfly. The sole representative of its genus Dryas, it is native from Brazil...

Bothrops itapetiningae

Bothrops itapetiningae, or the São Paulo lancehead, is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae. It is endemic to Brazil.

Owl's spiny rat

Carterodon sulcidens

Owl's spiny rat, Carterodon sulcidens, is a rodent species from South America in the family Echimyidae. It is found in Brazil. It is the only species in the genus Carterodon. The Owl's spiny rat has evolved from a single species that has had...

Helicops carinicaudus

Helicops carinicaudus is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is endemic to eastern Brazil. Specimens from Colombia are likely mislabeled, probably representing Helicops danieli.There are two subspecies:Helicops carinicaudus carinicauda...

Bothrops lutzi

Bothrops lutzi, the Cerrado lancehead, is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.

Hoge's side-necked turtle

Mesoclemmys hogei

Hoge's sideneck turtle (Ranacephala hogei ) is a species of turtle in the family Chelidae. It is the only member of the genus Ranacephala. The species is endemic to the eastern Atlantic Forest of Brazil, primarily in the Carangola River of Minas...

Redeye tetra

Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae

The redeye tetra (Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae), is a species of tetra from the São Francisco, upper Paraná, Paraguay and Uruguay river basins in eastern and central South America. This freshwater fish is commonly kept in aquariums and bred in large...

Brazilian blind snake

Trilepida brasiliensis

The Brazilian blind snake (Trilepida brasiliensis ) is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.

Rock tapaculo

Scytalopus petrophilus

The rock tapaculo or Espinhaço tapaculo (Scytalopus petrophilus ) is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae. It is endemic to altitudes of 900–2,100 metres (3,000–6,900 ft) in the central and southern Espinhaço Mountains, and the Mantiqueira...

Pygocentrus piraya

Pygocentrus piraya, often called the piraya piranha or San Francisco piranha, and sometimes sold as the man-eating piranha, is a large, aggressive piranha from the São Francisco River basin in Brazil.

Rio de Janeiro arboreal rat

Phaenomys ferrugineus

The Rio de Janeiro arboreal rat (Phaenomys ferrugineus ) is a rodent species from South America. It is found in Brazil. It is the only species in the genus Phaenomys.

Heliconius erato

Heliconius erato, or the red postman, is one of about 40 neotropical species of butterfly belonging to the genus Heliconius. It is also commonly known as the small postman, the red passion flower butterfly, or the crimson-patched longwing. It was...

Scinax eurydice

Scinax eurydice is a species of frog in the family Hylidae.It is endemic to Brazil.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded...

Haddadus binotatus

Haddadus binotatus (common name: clay robber frog) is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. Haddadus binotatus is a very common frog. It inhabits primary and secondary forest and forest edges. It is usually found in the leaf-litter on the...

Bokermannohyla alvarengai

Bokermannohyla alvarengai is a species of frogs in the family Hylidae. And it belongs to class amphibia.

Silvertip tetra

Hasemania nana

The silvertip tetra (Hasemania nana) is a species of characid freshwater fish omnivores native to streams and creeks in the São Francisco basin in Brazil, but frequently kept in aquariums. Silvertip tetras are slightly more aggressive than other...

Gymnodactylus amarali

Gymnodactylus amarali is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.

Dendropsophus elegans

Dendropsophus elegans is a species of frog in the family Hylidae.It is endemic to Brazil.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or...

Oecobius navus

Oecobius navus is a small cosmopolitan cribellate spider species found across the world.

Adenomera bokermanni

Adenomera bokermanni is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae, the southern frogs. It is endemic to Brazil, where it is a very common frog. It is thought to be a species complex made up of several species grouped under one scientific...

Amaral's Brazilian gecko

Hemidactylus brasiliana

Amaral's Brazilian gecko (Hemidactylus brasilianus ) is a species of nocturnal geckos from the arid Jalapão Region, Minas Gerais/Bahia (Brazil). It is a bluish-gray, oviparous tree-dwelling species, feeding on herbivorous insects and other...

Dendropsophus seniculus

Dendropsophus seniculus is a species of frog in the family Hylidae.It is endemic to Brazil.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, and rural gardens.It is...

Prochilodus lineatus

Prochilodus lineatus, the streaked prochilod, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Prochilodontidae. It is native to the Paraná—Paraguay and Paraíba do Sul river basins in South America. It performs long breeding migrations and supports...

Scinax duartei

Scinax duartei is a species of frog in the family Hylidae.It is endemic to Brazil.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, intermittent rivers, intermittent freshwater marshes, and rocky areas.It is...

Rhinella rubescens

Rhinella rubescens is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae.It is endemic to Brazil.Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, rivers, freshwater marshes,...

Aplastodiscus arildae

Aplastodiscus arildae is a species of frog in the family Hylidae.It is endemic to Brazil.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers.

Vitreorana eurygnatha

Vitreorana eurygnatha is a species of frog in the family Centrolenidae.It is endemic to Brazil.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers.It is threatened by...

Leptodactylus troglodytes

Leptodactylus troglodytes (common names: Pernambuco white-lipped frog, hole-dwelling thin-toed frog, sibilator frog) is a species of frogs in the family Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to northeastern Brazil and occurs from northern Minas Gerais and...