Anotosaura vanzolinia Dixon, 1974

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

Anotosaura vanzolinia Dixon, 1974

Figs 4.4 and 14

Type locality.

Agrestina, state of Pernambuco, Brazil.

Distribution.

Caatinga endemic species. It is registered in the states of Alagoas, Bahia, Ceará, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, and Rio Grande do Norte. It is widespread in the Caatinga and occurs along four ecoregions (Table 1 ; Appendix S3). Distributed in low to high elevation areas (43-883 m a.s.l.), with annual mean temperature 21 to 27°C, and average annual rainfall between 412 and 1,073 mm.

Ecological notes.

Fossorial and diurnal. It occurs in different habitats, with prevalence in microhabitats with leaf litter and earthy soil near rocky outcrops ( Oliveira and Pessanha 2013). Diet based mainly on arthropods, being Formicidae , Isoptera and Coleoptera the most representative items. Oviparous, the female usually lays two eggs at a time ( Oliveira et al. 2018).

Figures

Figure 4. Lizards recorded in the Caatinga region. 4.1 Acratosaura mentalis; 4.2 Acratosaura spinosa; 4.3 Anotosaura collaris; 4.4 Anotosaura vanzolinia; 4.5 Calyptommatus confusionibus; 4.6 Calyptommatus frontalis; 4.7 Calyptommatus leiolepis; and 4.8 Calyptommatus nicterus. Photograph credits: Marco A. Freitas (4.2, 4.7, 4.8), Miguel T. Rodrigues (4.6), Mauro Teixeira (4.3), Adrian Garda (4.1, 4.4, 4.5).