Eurolophosaurus amathites (Rodrigues, 1984)

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 amathites (Rodrigues, 1984)

Figs 11.2 and 19

Type locality.

Santo Inácio, 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 two ecoregions (Table 1 ; Appendix S3). Distributed in low to medium elevation areas (405-587 m a.s.l.), with annual mean temperature 24 to 26°C, and annual average annual rainfall between 572 and 745 mm.

Ecological notes.

Terrestrial and diurnal. It occurs in the sand dunes of the São Francisco River. The microhabitat used by this species is the leaf litter under shrubs and vegetation with a height of less than 2 m ( Xavier et al. 2021). With the human presence, it seeks shelter amidst vegetation ( Rodrigues 1986b). Diet based mainly on arthropods, being Hymenoptera , Blattodea , and plant leaves the most representative items. Oviparous, the female usually lays two eggs at a time ( 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).