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First Record of Hemidactylus agrius (Squamata, Gekkonidae) in Thickets of Encholirium spectabile (Bromeliaceae) in the Brazilian Semi-Arid

2014; UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO AMAPÁ; Volume: 4; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.18561/2179-5746/biotaamazonia.v4n2p176-179

ISSN

2179-5746

Autores

Jaqueiuto Silva Jorge, Roberto Lima Santos, Elineí Araújo-de-Almeida, Eliza María Xavier Freire,

Tópico(s)

Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation

Resumo

Although highly diverse, few species of geckos (including the families Gekkonidae, Phylodactylidae and Sphaerodactylidae) have been reported from bromeliad habitats, where the main goal of the present study is to provide preliminary information regarding the biology Hemidactylusagrius in association with bromeliad ( Encholiriumspectabile ) growing on rock outcrops in the Agreste region, northeastern of Brazil, where the field work was carried out from December 2009 through September 2010 during a survey of the herpetofauna in Santa Maria municipality, during this study we report the occurrence of Hemidactylusagrius in touceiras of Encholiriumspectabile, where in one night more than fifteen exemplars were observed, this report represent a great importance of conservation of this species, because this is considered a rare species and this report is a good and new notice for conservation of the H. agrius population in association with bromeliads of the genera Encholirium. Keywords: Association; bromeliads rupicolas; Conservation and Gecko.

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