Eurolophosaurus divaricatus (Rodrigues, 1986)

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

Eurolophosaurus divaricatus (Rodrigues, 1986)

Figs 11.3 and 19

Type locality.

Arraial do Paulista, state of Bahia, Brazil.

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 ; Appendix S3). Distributed in medium elevation areas (400-484 m a.s.l.), with annual mean temperature 26°C, and average annual rainfall between 572 and 732 mm.

Ecological notes.

Terrestrial and diurnal. It normally occurs in open areas of sandy environments and habitats ( Rocha and Rodrigues 2005). Diet based mainly on arthropods and flowers, being Formicidae and Coleoptera the most representative items ( Rocha and Rodrigues 2005). 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; Xavier et al. 2021).

Figures

Figure 11. Lizards recorded in the Caatinga region. 11.1 Tupinambis teguixin; 11.2 Eurolophosaurus amathites; 11.3 Eurolophosaurus divaricatus; 11.4 Stenocercus squarrosus; 11.5 Strobilurus torquatus; 11.6 Tropidurus cocorobensis; 11.7 Tropidurus erythrocephalus, and 11.8 Tropidurus etheridgei. Photograph credits: Daniel Mesquita (11.1, 11.4), Marco A. Freitas (11.2, 11.3, 11.5, 11.7, 11.8), Adrian Garda (11.6).