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Colobosauroides cearensis Cunha, Lima-Verde and Lima, 1991 (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae): new record for the Northeast of Brazil

2019; Asociación Herpetológica Argentina; Volume: 33; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.31017/cdh.2019.(2019-006)

1852-5768

Aldenir Ferreira da Silva Neta, Tatiana Feitosa Quirino, Cícera Silvilene Leite Matias,

Fish biology, ecology, and behavior

The individual of C. cearensis were found in a Caatinga region in the municipality of Mauriti (7°22’46.08”S; 38°38’47.87”O) state of Ceara. The first exemplary was captured on 14 th of December through pitfall method. The area in which the species were captured is located within the drainage basin of Salgado river, with biome Caatinga prevailing alongside its extension, and the vegetation composed by Deciduous Thorn Woodland and semi-deciduous Tropical Rainforest (IPECE, 2015). Collected by A.F. Silva-Neta and C.S.L. Matias. They are deposited in the Universidade do Cariri herpetology collection, categorized by numbers (URCA-H 11.454-11.459-11.464-11.467-11468-11.472-11.476).