Tropidurus oreadicus Rodrigues, 1987

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Tropidurus oreadicus Rodrigues, 1987

Type-locality. Buritis, Minas Gerais, Brasil.

Pertinent taxonomic references. Rodrigues (1987), Frost (1992), Ávila-Pires (1995), Kasahara et al. (1996), Harvey & Gutberlet (1998), Frost et al. (2001b).

Distribution and habitat. Tropidurus oreadicus is widespread in the Brazilian Cerrado, present also in southern Amazonia and in some isolated localities in the Caatinga, occurring only in Brazil ( Fig 21 ). It is known from the states of Amapá, Pará, Tocantins, Amazonas, Acre, Rondônia, Mato Grosso (Amazonian region), Mato Grosso do Sul, Goiás, Maranhão, Piauí, Pernmabuco, Sergipe, Bahia, Minas Gerais, and in the Distrito Federal (Cerrado and Caatinga region). In Amazonia, it occurs in open vegetation enclaves in the lower and middle Purus and Madeira rivers (sothwestern region), in some enclaves on Xingu River, and along the course of Tocantins River, reaching the Atlantic coastal (southeastern region). The isolated occurrence in Javari River and along the middle and lower Amazon River (north side—Fig. 21) might be a recent invasion, due transportation by man. In these areas Tropidurus oreadicus is only found in perianthropic situations, and I confirmed its absence in natural open vegetation enclaves near these localities based on examined specimens from these areas. Tropidurus oreadicus is predominantly terrestrial and diurnal, inhabits sandy cerrado with sparse trees, rocky outcrops (campos rupestres), open grassfields, xeromorphic savannas, and perianthropic areas (e.g., gardens, human habitations and parks in cities), where it is usually found on the lower perches of small trees (commonly up to 2 meters above ground, but reaching heights of 5 meters), on fallen logs, on the ground, and occasionally in termite

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FIGURE 21. Distribution of examined material of Tropidurus oreadicus.