Tropidurus mucujensis Rodrigues, 1987
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Tropidurus mucujensis Rodrigues, 1987
Figs 12.5 and 20 View Figure 12
Type locality.
Mucugê, state of Bahia, Brazil.
Distribution.
Caatinga endemic species. It is recorded only in the state of Bahia. It shows restricted distribution in the Caatinga and with annual mean temperature 20 to 28°C along two ecoregions (Table 1 View Table 1 ; Appendix S3). Distributed in high elevation areas (926-1,683 m a.s.l.), with annual mean temperature 17 to 21°C, and average annual rainfall between 759 and 1,118 mm.
Ecological notes.
Terrestrial and diurnal. It inhabits rupestrian grassland habitat above 900 meters of elevation ( Rodrigues 1987; Carvalho 2013). Diet based mainly on arthropods, no information about the preferred items on the diet of this species is known. Oviparous, no detailed data is known about the number of eggs laid by the species, but it could be similar to other Tropidurus ( Rodrigues 1987; Martelotte et al. 2010).
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