Aspronema aff. dorsivittatum

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

Aspronema aff. dorsivittatum

Fig. 17

Type locality.

Paraguay.

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 (787-872 m a.s.l.), with annual mean temperature 21 to 22°C, and average annual rainfall between 690 and 813 mm.

Ecological notes.

Terrestrial and diurnal ( Vrcibradic et al. 2004). It has been associated with rupestrian fields, found in rocky outcrop crevices reported by Freitas and Silva (2007). Diet based mainly on arthropods, no information about the preferred items on the diet of this species is known ( Vrcibradic et al. 2004). Viviparous, no detailed data on the number of embryos of the species per clutch are known, but it could be similar to other Aspronema (Vrcibradic et al. 2011).

Figures

Figure 17. Map showing the geographic distribution records and extent of occurrence of the lizards in the Caatinga region: Gymnodactylus geckoides, Gymnodactylus vanzolinii, Phyllopezus diamantino, Phyllopezus periosus, Phyllopezus pollicaris, Phyllopezus selmae, Polychrus acutirostris, Polychrus marmoratus, Aspronema aff. dorsivittatum, Brasiliscincus heathi, Copeoglossum arajara, Copeoglossum nigropunctatum. 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.