Tropidurus montanus Rodrigues, 1987

Figs 12.4 and 20

Type locality.

Serra do Cipó, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Distribution.

In the Caatinga it is registered in the states of Bahia and Minas Gerais. It is widespread in the Caatinga and with annual mean temperature 20 to 28°C along two ecoregions (Table 1; Appendix S3). Distributed in medium to high elevation areas (591-1,450 m a.s.l.), with annual mean temperature 18 to 25°C, and average annual rainfall between 638 and 1,060 mm.

Ecological notes.

Terrestrial and diurnal. Occurring in desert regions and xeric thickets, with rocky outcrops, sandy soils in grassy fields, in shrubs and walls (Rodrigues 1987; Van Sluys et al. 2004; Carvalho 2013). Diet based mainly on arthropods, being Formicidae, Coleoptera and Isoptera the most representative items (Van Sluys et al. 2004). Oviparous, the female usually lays 1-6 eggs at a time (Van Sluys et al. 2002).