Eurolophosaurus sp.

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

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/vz.72.e78828

publication LSID

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scientific name

Eurolophosaurus sp.
status

 

Eurolophosaurus sp.

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Distribution.

Caatinga endemic species. It is recorded only in the state of Bahia. It shows restricted distribution in the Caatinga and with annual mean temperature 20 to 28°C along two ecoregions (Table 1 View Table 1 ; Appendix S3). Distributed in high elevation areas (634-1,391 m a.s.l.), with annual mean temperature 19 to 23°C, and average annual rainfall between 638 and 1,019 mm.

Ecological notes.

Terrestrial and diurnal. It is a species of Eurolophosaurus related to Eurolophosaurus nanuzae ( Rodrigues et al. 2006). Occurring in areas of white sandy soils covered by an open cerrado like vegetation, mixed with that of campos rupestres ( Rodrigues et al. 2006). 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 Eurolophosaurus ( Galdino et al. 2003; Rocha and Rodrigues 2005; Xavier et al. 2021).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Squamata

Family

Tropiduridae