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The Tropiduridae is one of the most species-rich lizard
families at the Neotropical region (Torres-Carvajal 2004).
The family comprises 117 species distributed in eight
genera - Eurolophosaurus, Microlophus, Plica, Stenocercus,
Strobilurus, Tropidurus, Uracentron, and Uranoscodon
(Uetz 2012). Tropidurids are widespread in Brazil, where
a total of 35 species is found (Bérnils and Costa 2011),
with representatives of the family having been recorded
in all terrestrial biomes (Rodrigues 1987, Martinez et al.
2011).

The systematics of Tropiduridae went through
a number of reviews in recent years (Jackson 1978,
Rodrigues 1987, Frost 1992, Frost et al. 2001). Based
on a Cladistic analysis, Frost (1992) considered Plica,
Uracentron, and Strobilurus to be junior synonyms of
Tropidurus. Following this classification, Strobilurus
torquatus Wiegmann, 1834 was renamed Tropidurus
strobilurus, given that the binomial Tropidurus torquatus
Wied, 1820 had already been assigned. More recently,
Frost et al. (2001) presented molecular and morphological
evidence that Strobilurus should be considered a distinct
and valid genus, revalidating it.

Strobilurus torquatus (Figure 1A) differs from the other
tropidurid species found in Northeastern Brazil due to the
presence of a relatively shorter spiny tail with enlarged,
heavily keeled and mucronated scales. It is considered
a forest-dwelling heliophilic lizard, which feeds mainly
on ants found on tree trunks at different levels in the
forest, including the ground (Jackson 1978, Rodrigues
et al. 1989). Its currently known distribution lies within
the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, ranging from Rio de Janeiro
state (Salles and Silveira 2010) at its southern end, and
Pernambuco in the north (Rodrigues et al. 1989), and

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

Keoma Coutinho Rodrigues’, Fagner Ribeiro Delfim’, Carla Soraia Soares de Castro 1, Frederico
Gustavo Rodrigues Franca ', Edinaldo Leite Filho’, Daniel Oliveira Mesquita?, Felipe Araujo de
Oliveira’, Alinny Costa Araujo dos Santos 2, Stephen Francis Ferrari?, Monica Mafra Valenca-

Universidade Federal da Paraiba, Centro de Ciéncias Aplicadas e Educacao, Pés-Graduacao em Ecologia e Monitoramento Ambiental,
Departamento de Engenharia e Meio Ambiente. Rua da Mangueira. CEP 58297-000. Rio Tinto, PB, Brazil.
Universidade Federal da Paraiba, Centro de Ciéncias Exatas e da Natureza, Departamento de Sistematica e Ecologia. Cidade Universitaria. CEP

Universidade Federal de Sergipe. Departamento de Biologia. Avenida Marechal Rondon, Rosa Elze. CEP 49000-100. Sao Cristévao, SE, Brazil.
Centro Nacional de Pesquisa e Conservac¢ao de Primatas Brasileiros, Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservac¢ao da Biodiversidade. Praca Antenor
Navarro, 5, Varadouro. CEP 58010-480. Jodo Pessoa, PB, Brazil.

Corresponding author. E-mail: keoma.rodrigues0O9@gmail.com

ABSTRACT: We provide the first records of Strobilurus torquatus from the Brazilian state of Paraiba and _ review its
distribution based on specimens available in Brazilian collections and published data. This result emphasizes the need for

isolated rainforest enclaves within the semi-arid caatinga
scrublands of Ceara, further west (Jackson 1978, Borges-
Nojosa and Caramaschi 2003).

This study presents the first records of Strobilurus
torquatus (Figure 2) from the Brazilian state of Paraiba,
and reviews its geographic distribution based on the
available published data, and including specimens
deposited at herpetological collections of the following
Brazilian institutions (see Table 1): Museu de Zoologia da
Universidade de Sao Paulo (MZUSP) in Sao Paulo; Museu
Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (MNRJ)
in Rio de Janeiro; Universidade de Brasilia (CHUNB);
Universidade de Sergipe (CHUFS) in Aracaju; and Museu
de Histéria Natural da Universidade de Alagoas (MUFAL)
in Maceié. A non-examined specimen from Espirito Santo
state, whose record is available on Species Link (2010)
was also included. This specimen is deposited at Museu de
Biologia Professor Mello Leitao (MBML) in Santa Teresa,
Espirito Santo.

The collections were authorized by the federal
environment agency, through SISBIO/ICMBio permit
number 33909-1. The specimens were deposited in the
herpetological collection of the Universidade Federal da
Paraiba, under catalog numbers CHUFPB 9163 and 10761.

One individual (Figure 1B) was collected at 15:02 h
on February 23rd, 2012, in the Engenho Gargat Private
Natural Heritage Reserve (RPPN Engenho Gargat), a
1058.62 ha remnant of Atlantic Forest inserted within a
matrix of sugarcane plantations in the municipality of
Santa Rita in Paraiba state, Brazil (6°59’52” S, 34°57°30”
W). The area is covered with a well-preserved forest,
canopy reaching up to 12-15 m in height (Figure 3A).
The lizard had been partially ingested by a female blonde

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capuchin monkey, Sapajus flavius Schreber 1774, which
discarded its prey when disturbed. It was not possible to
determine the sex of this individual.

A second specimen, a male, (Figure 1C) was collected
on April 23, at Mata do Buraquinho, part of the Benjamin
Maranhao Botanical Garden (JBBM), located in the
municipality of Joao Pessoa, Paraiba (7°08'42” S, 34°51°54”
W). The lizard was captured in glue traps installed in the
tabular roots of a fig tree (Ficus doliaria Mart.) at the edge
of a trail. Another individual was observed in the same
tree at the same day, but not captured. The study area has

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irregularly continuous canopy of 15-25 m in height, witha
well-developed shrubby understory (Figure 3B). This site
has 515 ha of forest, and is located in the southwestern
portion of Jodo Pessoa municipality, and is one of the few
Atlantic Forest remnants in northeastern Brazil inserted
entirely within an urban matrix.

The present records of Strobilurus torquatus from
Paraiba help fill the lacuna in its distribution at the
northeastern of Brazil (Figure 3). The state of Paraiba have
suffered intense deforestation for the cultivation of crops
such as sugarcane (Campanili and Schaffer 2010) that may

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FIGURE 1. A: Strobilurus torquatus observed and not collected at RPPN Engenho Gargau, Santa Rita, Paraiba (Brazil). Photograph by Caio Brito. B:
Strobilurus torquatus (CHUFPB 9163) collected at RPPN Engenho Gargau, Santa Rita, Parafba (Brazil). The specimen was discarded by a female blonde
capuchin monkey, Sapajus flavius, when disturbed. Photograph by Keoma Rodrigues. C: Strobilurus torquatus specimen (CHUFPB 10761) from Mata do
Buraquinho, Benjamin Maranhao Botanical Garden, Joao Pessoa, Paraiba (Brazil). Photograph by Fagner Delfim.

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FIGURE 2. Known geographic distribution of Strobilurus torquatus, including the new records reported here. Black Circles = collection specimens;
White Circles = published records; Red Asterisks = new records from Paraiba. Legend: Alagoas state: 1 - Campo Alegre; 2 - Coruripe; 3 - Flexeiras; 4 -
Macei6, Ipioca; 5 - Murici; 6 - Passo de Camaragibe; 7 - Quebrangulo; 8 - Rio Largo; 9 - Sao Miguel dos Campos; Bahia state: 10 - IIhéus; 11 - Itabuna;
12 - Mata de Sao Jodo; 13 - Porto Seguro; 14 - Sao José da Vitéria; 15 - Una; Ceara state: 16 - Baturité; 17 - Ibiapaba; 18 - Maranguape; 19 - Pacatuba;
Espirito Santo state: 20 - Aracruz, Santa Cruz; 21 - Linhares; 22 - Presidente Kennedy; 23 - Santa Teresa; Minas Gerais state: 24 - UHE Barra do Bratina;
Pernambuco state: 25 - Itamaraca; 26 — Sao Caetano; 27 - Timbatba; 28 - Vicéncia, Agua Azul; Rio de Janeiro state: 29 - Pedra do Garrafao; Sergipe state:

30 - Serra de Itabaiana; Paraiba state: 31 - Jodo Pessoa; 32 - Santa Rita.

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Rodrigues et al. | New records of Strobilurus torquatus in Brazil

have accentuated the difficulty in recording forest dwellers
reptilian species, as S. torquatus.

One of the locations, where the species was recorded
has been sampled intensively for at least three years
(Santana etal. 2007 and later by Pereira-Filho, unpublished
data). Even with such efforts the species has not been

found, what may indicate a low abundance or deficiency
in sampling methods. We believe that our findings
demonstrate important records for the distribution of
S. torquatus, and enhance the importance of more and
better sampling efforts at the Atlantic Forest areas in the
Northeast of Brazil.

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FIGURE 3. Habitat on which the specimens of Strobilurus torquatus were collected at the Brazilian state of Paraiba : A - RPPN Engenho Gargat, Santa Rita
(6°59’52” S, 34°57’30” W). Photograph by Keoma Rodrigues; B - Mata do Buraquinho, Benjamin Maranhdao Botanical Garden, Jodo Pessoa (7°08'48.31”
S, 34°51’23.20” W). Photograph by Suénia Oliveira.

TABLE 1. Records of Strobilurus torquatus based on museum specimens and literature data. Acronyms: CHUNB -Herpetological Collection of the
Universidade de Brasilia; MZUSP - Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de Sao Paulo; MUFAL - Museu de Historia Natural da Universidade Federal de
Alagoas ; CHUFS - Herpetological Collection of the Universidade Federal de Sergipe; MNRJ - Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro; MBML -
Museu de Biologia Professor Mello Leitao (Species Link data). * New records.

LOCALITY STATE LATITUDE LONGITUDE REFERENCE

Campo Alegre Alagoas 9°46'46.27"S 36°21’01.20"W MUFAL 6720

Coruripe Alagoas 10°08'00.62”S =36°10’33.89"W MUFAL 6227

Flexeiras Alagoas 9°16'21.54"S 35°43’25.92”W MUFAL 1918

Macei6, Ipioca Alagoas G3 27.92'S 35°35’45.15"W MUFAL 5410

Murici Alagoas 9°18'17.64"S 35°56"30.24"W MUFAL 1781

Passo de Camaragibe Alagoas 9°14’55.18"S 35°29'24.41"W MNRJ 3404

Quebrangulo Alagoas 9°19’24.14"S 36°28'27.85°W MNRJ 3906

Rio Largo Alagoas 9°29’48.71"S 35°51’28.76"W MUFAL 441

Sado Miguel dos Campos’ Alagoas 9°46'48.68"S 36°05’54.05”"W Jackson 1978

Ilhéus Bahia 14°47'49.84’"S — 39°02’03.84"W ~=MNRJ 3441

Itabuna Bahia 14°47'21.40"S_ —39°16’40.09"W = MZUSP 29626

Mata de Sao Jodo Bahia 12°27'43.00”S_ = 38°14’01.00”W Fonseca et al. 2012

Porto Seguro Bahia 16°27'04.04"S = 39°03’52.79"W MZUSP 95220

Sao José da Vitéria Bahia 15°05’00.00"S = 39°21’00.00"W _ Rodrigues et al. 1989

Una Bahia 15°16'10.43”S_ = 39°04’09.92”W MZUSP 91625

Baturité Ceara 4°19'40.56"S 38°53’04.55”"W _ Borges-Nojosa and Caramaschi 2003
Ibiapaba Ceara 5°03'00:00"S 40°55’00.00”W __Borges-Nojosa and Caramaschi 2003
Maranguape Ceara B09:20:5945 38°40'54.74"W _ Borges-Nojosa and Caramaschi 2003
Pacatuba Ceara 3°98 57.6309 38°38713.28"W _ Borges-Nojosa and Caramaschi 2003

Aracruz, Santa Cruz

Espirito Santo

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40°08'18.89"W

MZUSP 36715

Linhares Espirito Santo 19°23’21.42”S 40°0352.25"W MZUSP 30747
Presidente Kennedy Espirito Santo §=21°05’16.95”S_ = 41°01’55.45”W ~=CHUNB 24129
Santa Teresa Espirito Santo §=19°56’08.16"S_ = 40°36’01.08"°W MBML281
UHE Barra do Bratina Minas Gerais 21°26'42.36"S 42°25’43.68"W Costa 2011
Jodo Pessoa Paraiba 7°08'48.31"S 34°51’23.20”W CHUFPB*
Santa Rita Paraiba 6°59'52.30°S 34°57'30.65”W CHUFPB*
Itamaraca Pernambuco 7°44’58.57"S 34°49’39.72”W MZUSP 21481
Sao Caetano Pernambuco 8°22’09.00"S 36°04’60.00”W MZUSP 66131
Timbauba Pernambuco 7*a0el Lal 77S 35°18’50.46"W MNRJ 12940
Vicéncia, Agua Azul Pernambuco 7°40’06.32"S 35°19’38.84"W MZUSP 23072
Pedra do Garrafao Rio de Janeiro 21°12’18.00’W 41°20’27.60’W _ Salles and Silveira 2010
Serra de Itabaiana Sergipe 10°44'18.91"S = 37°23'03.22”W CHUFS 363

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: We thank the Coordenac¢ao de Aperfei¢oamento
de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES) and the Conselho Nacional
de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnolégico (CNPq) for providing
scholarships, and personnel at Japungu Agroindustrial S.A. and the
Jardim Botdanico Benjamin Maranhdo for logistic support and permission
to collect data within their properties. Caio Brito and Carine Fiuza
provided the images.

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RECEIVED: November 2012

ACCEPTED: Feberuary 2013

PUBLISHED ONLINE: June 2013

EDITORIAL RESPONSIBILITY: Pedro M. S. Nunes

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