Eurolophosaurus aff. divaricatus (sensu Rodrigues et al., 2006)
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Eurolophosaurus aff. divaricatus (sensu Rodrigues et al., 2006) |
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Eurolophosaurus aff. divaricatus (sensu Rodrigues et al., 2006)
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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 one ecoregion (Table 1 View Table 1 ; Appendix S3). Distributed in medium elevation areas (447-484 m a.s.l.), with annual mean temperature of 26°C, and average annual rainfall between 572 and 578 mm.
Ecological notes.
Terrestrial and diurnal. According to Rodrigues et al. (2006), it is a species of the genus Eurolophosaurus that occurs in the dune field of Casa Nova, left bank of the São Francisco River and advanced as E. divaricatus. It is a non-elevated species, aff to E. divaricatus , under description ( Freitas and Silva 2007). 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).
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