Heterodactylus septentrionalis Rodrigues, Freitas & Silva, 2009

Uchoa, Lucas Rafael, Delfim, Fagner Ribeiro, Mesquita, Daniel Oliveira, Colli, Guarino Rinaldi, Garda, Adrian Antonio & Guedes, Thais B., 2022, Lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) from the Caatinga, northeastern Brazil: Detailed and updated overview, Vertebrate Zoology 72, pp. 599-659 : 599

Heterodactylus septentrionalis Rodrigues, Freitas & Silva, 2009

Figs 5.7 and 15

Type locality.

Fazenda Caraíbas, municipality of Mucugê, Serra do Espinhaço, state of Bahia, Brazil.

Distribution.

Caatinga endemic species. It is recorded only in the state of Bahia. It shows restricted distribution in the Caatinga and occurs along one ecoregion (-Table 1 ; Appendix S3). Distributed in high elevation areas (1,084-1,091 m a.s.l.), with annual mean temperature of 20°C, and average annual rainfall between 904 and 1,013 mm.

Ecological notes.

Fossorial and diurnal ( Rodrigues et al. 2009b). It inhabits cold climate areas, associated with high altitudes and mountainous areas in eastern Brazil ( Rodrigues et al. 2009b). Diet based mainly on arthropods, no information about the preferred items on the diet of this species is known. Oviparous, no detailed data is known about the number of eggs laid by the species, but it could be similar to other Heterodactylus species ( Morton et al. 2012).

Figures

Figure 5. Lizards recorded in the Caatinga region. 5.1 Calyptommatus sinebrachiatus; 5.2 Cercosaura olivacea; 5.3 Colobosaura modesta; 5.4 Colobosauroides carvalhoi; 5.5 Colobosauroides cearensis; 5.6 Dryadosaura nordestina; 5.7 Heterodactylus septentrionalis and 5.8 Leposoma baturitensis. Photograph credits: Ricardo Marques (5.1), Mauro Teixeira (5.4), Daniel Mesquita (5.3), Kassio Araujo (5.5), Marco A. Freitas (5.7), Adrian Garda (5.2, 5.6).