Lygodactylus klugei (Smith, Martin & Swain, 1977)

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

Lygodactylus klugei (Smith, Martin & Swain, 1977)

Figs 3.8 and 13

Type locality.

Carnaubeira, state of Pernambuco, Brazil.

Distribution.

In the Caatinga it is registered in the states of Alagoas, Bahia, Ceará, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, and Sergipe. It is widespread in the Caatinga and occurs along eight ecoregions (Table 1 ; Appendix S3). It occurs in low to high elevation areas (43-1,105 m a.s.l.), with annual mean temperature 21 to 28°C, and average annual rainfall between 374 and 1,186 mm.

Ecological notes.

Arboreal and diurnal (Vanzolini et al. 1980; Vitt 1995). It inhabits areas with rock formations, dense shrubby vegetation and open formation, being restricted to arboreal microhabitats ( Vitt 1995; Galdino et al. 2011; Andrade et al. 2013). Distributed throughout the Brazilian Caatinga ( Vitt 1995). Diet based mainly on arthropods, being Diptera , Coleoptera , and Araneae the most representative items ( Vitt 1995). Oviparous, the female usually lays two eggs at a time ( Vitt 1992).

Figures

Figure 3. Lizards recorded in the Caatinga region. 3.1 Norops brasiliensis; 3.2 Norops fuscoauratus; 3.3 Diploglossus lessonae; 3.4 Ophiodes striatus; 3.5 Hemidactylus agrius; 3.6 Hemidactylus brasilianus; 3.7 Hemidactylus mabouia; and 3.8 Lygodactylus klugei. Photograph credits: Mauro Teixeira (3.1), Marco A. Freitas (3.2), Daniel Mesquita (3.5, 3.7), Adrian Garda (3.3, 3.4, 3.6, 3.8)