Enyalius bilineatus ( Dumeril & Bibron, 1837)

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

Enyalius bilineatus ( Dumeril & Bibron, 1837)

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Type locality.

‘‘Brésil’’ [= Brazil].

Distribution.

In the Caatinga it is recorded only in the state of Bahia. It shows restricted distribution in the Caatinga and occurs along one ecoregion (Table 1 ; Appendix S3). Distributed in high elevation areas (1,441 m a.s.l.), annual mean temperature 18°C, and average annual rainfall 1,118 mm.

Ecological notes.

Semiarboreal and diurnal ( Rodrigues et al. 2014). In the Caatinga it occurs in an area that mix of campos rupestres and cerrado vegetation, living in leaf litter under shrubs ( Sales et al. 2015). Diet based mainly on arthropods, being Hymenoptera , Orthoptera and Blattodea the most representative items ( Teixeira et al. 2005). Oviparous, the female usually lays 2-6 eggs at a time ( Teixeira et al. 2005).

Figures

Figure 16. Map showing the geographic distribution records and extent of occurrence of the lizards in the Caatinga region: Psilops mucugensis, Psilops paeminosus, Scriptosaura catimbau, Stenolepis ridleyi, Vanzosaura multiscutata, Hoplocercus spinosus, Iguana iguana, Enyalius bibronii, Enyalius bilineatus, Enyalius catenatus, Enyalius erythroceneus, Enyalius pictus. Red circles represent data occurrence data produced in this study; Black circles represent data from literature. Ecorregions: 1: Brejos; 2: Complexo da Chapada Diamantina; 3: Complexo Ibiapaba - Araripe; 4: Depressao Sertaneja Meridional; 5: Depressao Sertaneja Setentrional; 6: Dunas do Sao Francisco; 7: Planalto da Borborema; 8: Raso Catarina and 9: Sao Francisco / Gurgueia.