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Ecology and natural history of Tropidurus hispidus (Squamata, Tropiduridae) from an area of Caatinga, Northeastern Brazil
Ecología e historia natural de Tropidurus hispidus (Squamata, Tropiduridae) de un área de Caatinga, en el Noreste de Brasil
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https://doi.org/10.15446/caldasia.v47.108040Palabras clave:
Lizards, Diet, parasites, Reproductive Biology, sexual diphormism (en)biología reproductiva, dieta, dimorfismo sexual, lagartos, parásitos (es)
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The study of common and widely distributed species can help us understand how their ecology and natural history may vary across their range and respond to local ecological factors. Here, we studied the ecological and natural history aspects of the lizard Tropidurus hispidus at Estação Ecológica de Aiuaba, an Integral Protection Conservation Unit, in an area of Caatinga, state of Ceará, Northeastern Brazil. Our objective was to analyze the diet, foraging, sexual dimorphism, reproductive biology and helminthofauna associated with T. hispidus. We collected the specimens between the years 2012 and 2015 through active search, time-limited visual search, and pitfall traps. Overall, we collected 103 specimens of T. hispidus. There was sexual dimorphism, with males showing greater head and body width. Reproduction occurred between the middle of the dry season and the beginning of the rainy season. The diet was composed of 18 categories of food items, consisting mainly of ants, in addition to important amounts of plant material. The helminthofauna was composed of ten taxa, with the first occurrence of Oochoristica travassosi and O. vanzolinii infecting Tropidurus hispidus. Despite being a generalist species and one of the most common in the Neotropics, here, we present some unprecedented information about the ecology and natural history of Tropidurus hispidus, and we compared our results with data from other populations in the Caatinga.
El estudio de especies comunes y ampliamente distribuidas puede ayudarnos a comprender cómo su ecología e historia natural pueden variar a lo largo de su área de distribución y responder a factores ecológicos locales. Aquí estudiamos los aspectos ecológicos y de historia natural del lagarto Tropidurus hispidus en la Estação Ecológica de Aiuaba, una Unidad de Conservación de Protección Integral, en un área de Caatinga, estado de Ceará, noreste de Brasil. Nuestro objetivo fue analizar la dieta, forrajeo, dimorfismo sexual, biología reproductiva y fauna de helmintos asociados a T. hispidus. Recolectamos los especímenes entre los años 2012 y 2015 mediante búsqueda activa, búsqueda visual por tiempo limitado y trampas de interceptación y caída. En total, recolectamos 103 especímenes de T. hispidus. Hubo dimorfismo sexual, presentando los machos mayor anchura de cabeza y cuerpo. La reproducción se produjo entre mediados de la estación seca y el inicio de la estación lluviosa. La dieta estaba compuesta por 18 categorías de alimentos, principalmente hormigas, además de cantidades importantes de material vegetal. La fauna de helmintos estaba compuesta por diez taxones, siendo la primera aparición de Oochoristica travassosi y O. vanzolinii infectando a Tropidurus hispidus. A pesar de ser una especie generalista y una de las más comunes en el Neotrópico, aquí presentamos información importante sobre la ecología e historia natural de esta especie para la región noreste de Brasil.
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