Ophiodes sp. 2 (sensu Borges-Martins, 1998)

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

Ophiodes sp. 2 (sensu Borges-Martins, 1998)

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Distribution.

In the Caatinga it is registered in the states of Bahia, Ceará, and Pernambuco. It is widespread in the Caatinga and occurs along three ecoregions (Table 1 ; Appendix S3). It occurs in low to high elevation areas (27-855 m a.s.l.), with annual mean temperature 22 to 26°C, and average annual rainfall between 617 and 1,403 mm.

Ecological notes.

Fossorial and diurnal ( Colli et al. 2002; Novelli et al. 2012; Linares and Eterovick 2013). It inhabits high-altitude marsh areas, always found on forest edges ( Borges-Nojosa and Caramaschi 2003; Borges-Nojosa and Cascon 2005). 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 Ophiodes species ( Barros and Teixeira 2007; Montechiaro et al. 2011).

Figures

Figure 13. Map showing the geographic distribution records and extent of occurrence of the lizards in the Caatinga region: Norops brasiliensis, Norops fuscoauratus, Diploglossus lessonae, Ophiodes striatus, Ophiodes sp. 2, Hemidactylus agrius, Hemidactylus brasilianus, Hemidactylus mabouia, Lygodactylus klugei, Lygodactylus sp. 1, Lygodactylus sp. 2. Red circles represent data occurrence data produced in this study; Black circles represent data from literature. Ecorregions: 1: Brejos; 2: Complexo da Chapada Diamantina; 3: Complexo Ibiapaba - Araripe; 4: Depressao Sertaneja Meridional; 5: Depressao Sertaneja Setentrional; 6: Dunas do Sao Francisco; 7: Planalto da Borborema; 8: Raso Catarina and 9: Sao Francisco / Gurgueia.