Strobilurus torquatus Wiegmann, 1834 (Squamata: Tropiduridae): new records from the Brazilian state of Paraíba and a geographic distribution map

Abstract

We provide the first records of Strobilurus torquatus from the Brazilian state of Paraíba and review its distribution based on specimens available in Brazilian collections and published data. This result emphasizes the need for more surveys on reptiles at this region.

Herpetofauna of Matas de Água Azul, an Atlantic Forest remnant in Serra do Mascarenhas, Pernambuco state, Brazil

“…Records in disturbed forests are rare (Rodrigues et al 2013a), revealing its fidelity to densely forested areas, making it highly susceptible to habitat loss. In addition, the tropidurid lizard Strobilurus torquatus (Table 3, Figure 6L) also has a high association with forested habitats, with reports placing the species in the Atlantic Forest in nine Brazilian states (Rodrigues et al 2013b) and in forest enclaves in Ceará state (Borges Nojosa & Caramaschi 2003). Additionally, four species are classified as Data Deficient (DD) in the local and/or national evaluation of threats (Tables 2 and 3).…”

Phyllopezus lutzae (Loveridge, 1941) (Squamata, Phyllodactylidae): new records from the Brazilian state of Paraíba

“…These records of P. lutzae from Paraíba extend its distribution 47 km north, contributing to the expansion of our knowledge of the herpetofauna of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, and filling in gaps in the distribution of this species in northeastern Brazil. Rodrigues et al (2013) recently recorded the tropidurid lizard Strobilurus torquatus for Paraíba. These new records of P. lutzae therefore represent the second distribution expansion recorded in the current decade for a lizard species in the state.…”

Lizards and Amphisbaenians of Cataguases, Minas Gerais, Southeastern Brazil

“…One species (Strobilurus torquatus) was only recorded in a neighbor municipality, thus with possible occurrence in the study area. This species is predominantly associated to lowland Atlantic Forest (Rodrigues 2000, Rodrigues et al 2013 and was recorded at the area flooded by the Barra do Braúna hydroelectric power plant dam, in the municipality of Leopoldina (21°262 42.363 S, 42º252 43.683 W), about 10 km East in a straight line from Cataguases. Considering the proximity between the areas, as well as the environmental similarity along the region, it seems reasonable that this species is also present in forested areas of Cataguases.…”