Tropidurus semitaeniatus (Spix, 1825)

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

Tropidurus semitaeniatus (Spix, 1825)

Figs 12.8 and 20

Type locality.

“… in campis montosis Sincura provinciae Bahiae".

Distribution.

Caatinga endemic species. It is registered in the states of Alagoas, Bahia, Ceará, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, and Sergipe. It is widespread in the Caatinga and with annual mean temperature 20 to 28°C along all ecoregions (Table 1 ; Appendix S3). Distributed in low to high elevation areas (38-1,683 m a.s.l.), with annual mean temperature 17 to 28°C, and average annual rainfall between 429 and 1,417 mm.

Ecological notes.

Terrestrial and diurnal. It has a saxicolous habit and it is distributed in the rocky habitats in open areas of the Caatinga. Diet based mainly on arthropods, being Isoptera , Formicidae , Hemiptera , insect larvae, and plant material the most representative items (Vanzolini et al. 1980; Ribeiro and Freire 2011; Gomes et al. 2015), acting in pollination and seed dispersal ( Gomes et al. 2014; Ribeiro et al. 2008 a). Oviparous, the female usually lays 1-3 eggs at a time ( Vitt 1992; Ribeiro et al. 2012).

Figures

Figure 12. Lizards recorded in the Caatinga region. 12.1 Tropidurus helenae; 12.2 Tropidurus hispidus; 12.3 Tropidurus jaguaribanus; 12.4 Tropidurus montanus; 12.5 Tropidurus mucujensis; 12.6 Tropidurus oreadicus; 12.7 Tropidurus pinima and 12.8 Tropidurus semitaeniatus. Photograph credits: Daniel Mesquita (12.1, 12.6, 12.8), Adrian Garda (12.2), Daniel Passos (12.3, 12.4, 12.7), Marco A. Freitas (12.5).