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Authors

  • Samuel Cardozo Ribeiro Universidade Regional do Cariri, Departamento de Química Biológica
  • Igor Joventino Roberto AQUASIS – Associação de Pesquisa e Preservação de Ecossistemas Aquáticos
  • Débora Lima Sales Universidade Regional do Cariri, Departamento de Química Biológica
  • Waltécio de Oliveira Almeida AQUASIS – Associação de Pesquisa e Preservação de Ecossistemas Aquáticos

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-7925.2009v22n1p165

Abstract

Lizards of the genus Stenocercus Duméril and Bibron, 1837 are widely distributed throughout South America, being found both in lowlands and at high altitudes. Stenocercus squarrosus was recently described from, and is supposed to, be restricted to the region of Serra das Confusões National Park, Piauí State, Brazil. We here report the first record of this species in Ceará State, from a reasonably high altitudinal area in the municipality of Santana do Cariri, Ceará State, within the limits of the Chapada do Araripe Environmental Protection Area, and it is the first record of this genus for the state, which represents an increase of approximately 460km (airline) northeast of the previously known distribution of this species. Our finding reinforces the importance of conserving that area and indicates the necessity of additional inventories of the local fauna, especially in areas of Carrasco and Cerrado vegetation poorly sampled in Ceará.

Author Biographies

Samuel Cardozo Ribeiro, Universidade Regional do Cariri, Departamento de Química Biológica

Universidade Regional do Cariri, Departamento de Química Biológica R. Cel. Antônio Luiz, 1161, CEP 63105-000, Crato – CE, Brazil

Igor Joventino Roberto, AQUASIS – Associação de Pesquisa e Preservação de Ecossistemas Aquáticos

AQUASIS – Associação de Pesquisa e Preservação de Ecossistemas Aquáticos
Programa de Conservação da Biodiversidade
Praia de Iparana s/n, CEP 61627-010, Caucaia – CE, Brazil

Débora Lima Sales, Universidade Regional do Cariri, Departamento de Química Biológica

Universidade Regional do Cariri, Departamento de Química Biológica R. Cel. Antônio Luiz, 1161, CEP 63105-000, Crato – CE, Brazil

Waltécio de Oliveira Almeida, AQUASIS – Associação de Pesquisa e Preservação de Ecossistemas Aquáticos

AQUASIS – Associação de Pesquisa e Preservação de Ecossistemas Aquáticos Programa de Conservação da Biodiversidade Praia de Iparana s/n, CEP 61627-010, Caucaia – CE, Brazil

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Published

2009-08-31

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 1 (2009)

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