Diploglossus lessonae Peracca, 1890 (Squamata: Anguidae): new records from northeast Brazil and notes on distribution

By

Caldas, Francis Luiz Santos
Santana, Daniel Oliveira
Faria, Renato Gomes
Bocchiglieri, Adriana
Mesquita, Daniel Oliveira

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2016-10-22

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

12

Series / Issue

Issue: 5

Pages

1982--5

Subjects

Atlantic forest , Caatinga , Diploglossinae , Lizards , Sergipe

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/12.5.1982

 

Abstract

The family Anguidae contains three subfamilies: Gerrhonotinae, Anguinae, and Diploglossinae. In Brazil, there are four described anguid species, all from the subfamily Diploglossinae. Herein, we present the first records of Diploglossus lessonae Peracca, 1890 from the state of Sergipe and new records for the states of Paraíba and Ceará. The records compiled here for the Caatinga can reveal a pattern of widely distributed species in the biome.