Ophiodes striatus (Spix, 1825)

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 striatus (Spix, 1825)

Figs 3.4 and 13

Type locality.

state of Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.

Distribution.

In the Caatinga it is registered in the states of Bahia, Ceará, and Minas Gerais. It is widespread in the Caatinga and occurs along three ecoregions (Table 1 ; Appendix S3). It occurs in medium to high elevation areas (480-872 m a.s.l.), with annual mean temperature 21 to 24°C, and average annual rainfall between 690 and 1,402 mm.

Ecological notes.

Fossorial and diurnal ( Colli et al. 2002; Novelli et al. 2012; Linares and Eterovick 2013). It inhabits areas of relictual humid forest and areas of campos rupestres vegetation ( Loebmann and Haddad 2010; Magalhães et al. 2015). Diet based mainly on arthropods, being Blattodea , Araneae , and Orthoptera the most representative items. Oviparous, the female usually lays 3-10 eggs at a time ( Barros and Teixeira 2007).

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)