Psilops paeminosus (Rodrigues, 1991)

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

Psilops paeminosus (Rodrigues, 1991)

Figs 6.6 and 16

Type locality.

Santo Inácio, state of Bahia, Brazil.

Distribution.

Caatinga endemic species. It is registered in the states of Bahia, Minas Gerais, and Sergipe. It is widespread in the Caatinga and occurs along five ecoregions (Table 1 ; Appendix S3). Distributed in low to high elevation areas (271-916 m a.s.l.), with annual mean temperature 21 to 26°C, and average annual rainfall between 470 and 980 mm.

Ecological notes.

Fossorial and diurnal ( Rodrigues 1991b). Recorded in sandy soil litter, associated with undergrowth, in clusters of vegetation ( Rodrigues 1991b) such as cacti and bromeliads ( Delfim et al. 2006). Diet based mainly on arthropods, being Araneae , Blattodea and Hemiptera the most representative items ( Costa 2015). Oviparous, no detailed data is known about the number of eggs laid by the species, but it could be similar to other Gymnophthalmidae ( Mesquita and Colli 2010; Dal Vechio et al. 2014; Ramiro et al. 2017).

Figures

Figure 6. Lizards recorded in the Caatinga region. 6.1 Micrablepharus maximiliani; 6.2 Nothobachia ablephara; 6.3 Procellosaurinus erythrocercus; 6.4 Procellosaurinus tetradactylus; 6.5 Psilops mucugensis; 6.6 Psilops paeminosus; 6.7 Scriptosaura catimbau, and 6.8 Stenolepis ridleyi. Photograph credits: Mauro Teixeira (6.2, 6.4, 6.6), Marco A. Freitas (6.8), Adrian Garda (6.1, 6.3, 6.5, 6.7).