Phyllopezus selmae Dubeux, Goncalves , Palmeira, Nunes, Cassimiro, Gamble, Werneck, Rodrigues & Mott, 2022

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

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scientific name

Phyllopezus selmae Dubeux, Goncalves , Palmeira, Nunes, Cassimiro, Gamble, Werneck, Rodrigues & Mott, 2022
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Phyllopezus selmae Dubeux, Goncalves, Palmeira, Nunes, Cassimiro, Gamble, Werneck, Rodrigues & Mott, 2022 View in CoL

Figs 8.5 and 17 View Figure 8

Type locality.

Municipality of Boca da Mata, Cariri da Prensa Farm, state of Alagoas, Brazil.

Distribution.

Caatinga endemic species. It is recorded only in the state of Alagoas. It shows restricted distribution in the Caatinga and occurs along two ecoregions (Table 1 View Table 1 ; Appendix S3). Distributed in low to high elevation areas (68-780 m a.s.l.), with annual mean temperature 21 to 24°C, and average annual rainfall of 861 and 1382 mm.

Ecological notes.

Terrestrial and nocturnal. The species is found in rocky outcrops and trees. Were mainly observed active in the early evening when foraging in forested sites near rivers with rocky bed ( Dubeux et al. 2022). Diet based mainly on arthropods, no information about the preferred items on the diet of this species is known ( Albuquerque et al. 2013; Palmeira et al. 2021). Oviparous, no detailed data is known about the number of eggs laid by the species, but it could be similar to other Phyllopezus ( Mesquita and Colli 2010; Lima et al. 2011).