Polychrus marmoratus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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

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scientific name

Polychrus marmoratus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Polychrus marmoratus (Linnaeus, 1758) View in CoL

Figs 8.7 and 17 View Figure 8

Type locality.

" Hispania ", restricted by Hoogmoed (1973) to the vicinity of Paramaribo, Suriname.

Distribution.

In the Caatinga it is registered in the states of Ceará, Paraíba, Pernambuco, and Rio Grande do Norte. It is widespread in the Caatinga and occurs along four ecoregions (Table 1 View Table 1 ; Appendix S3). Distributed in low to high elevation areas (81-855 m a.s.l.), with annual mean temperature 22 to 27°C, and average annual rainfall between 778 and 1,413 mm.

Ecological notes.

Arboreal and diurnal. Occurring in the caatinga associated with tropical forests relics ( Vanzolini 1983; Ávila-Pires 1995; Loebmann and Haddad 2010). Diet based mainly on arthropods with a variety of insects and spiders, in addition to plant material ( Vanzolini 1983; Ávila-Pires 1995). Oviparous, the female usually lays 8-10 eggs at a time ( Rand 1982).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Order

Squamata

Family

Polychrotidae

Genus

Polychrus