A New Worm Lizard Species (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae: Amphisbaena) with Non-autotomic Tail, from Northeastern Brazil

Ribeiro, Leonardo Barros; Gomides, Samuel Campos; Costa, Henrique Caldeira

doi:10.1670/19-043

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“…Managers can use our method to anticipate possible effects of climate change on reintroductions. Cyanopsitta spixii is endemic to the Caatinga, where biodiversity is undersampled and new vertebrate species are still being discovered (Ribeiro et al., 2020). In addition to C. spixii , the region of Curaçá is home to 203 other bird species, 28 of which are endemic to the Caatinga (Barnett et al., 2014).…”

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Assessing species reintroduction sites based on future climate suitability for food resources

Gomides

Machado

Vale

et al. 2021

Conservation Biology

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Assessing species reintroduction sites based on future climate suitability for food resources

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Machado

Vale

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Conservation Biology

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“…Amphisbaena alba Linnaeus, 1758 is one of the earliest species of the 97 Amphisbaena species known from South America (Uetz et al., 2023). It is among the 25 species that occurred in the Caatinga biome (Ribeiro et al., 2020), and one of the largest and most widely distributed of all amphisbaenians.…”

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Filling the gap of phonation in reptiles: First record of oral emission of the worm lizard, Amphisbaena alba

Guilhon,

de Oliveira,

Quirino

et al. 2024

Austral Ecology

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So far, the phonation among worm lizards (Amphisbaenia) was virtually unknown, but herein we present for the first time a loud and clear record of sound emission by an amphisbaenian and its acoustic parameters. We observed an adult female of Amphisbaena alba emitting a high‐pitched sound, able to be heard a few meters away by a human ear. The sound was emitted with the mouth wide open and consisted of a short well‐defined note, presenting harmonics and frequency modulation. Based on the context of display and the body posture of the individual, we suggest that the oral emission of A. alba may be considered a defensive sound emission. However, based on the spectral structure of emission within hearing acuity reported for the species, we cannot disregard the possibility that this sound might act in communication with conspecifics. Beyond raising possible defensive and intra‐specific communication roles for the sound emissions of worm lizards, our findings contribute to the understanding of acoustic communication in tetrapods through the analysis of sounds produced by these fossorial reptiles.

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“…Currently, the Caatinga is a reptile diversity hotspot and a global conservation priority area, especially for lizards and snakes (Guedes et al 2014a(Guedes et al , 2014bRoll et al 2017). Recent data show that the Caatinga harbors 218 species of reptiles, including 79 lizards (38 endemics), 114 snakes (24 endemics), and 25 amphisbaenians (12 endemics) (Guedes et al 2014a(Guedes et al , 2014bMesquita et al 2017;Marques et al 2017;Almeida et al 2018;Ribeiro et al 2020). This number of species tends to increase, as the Caatinga is also a hotspot for discovering new vertebrate species, particularly reptiles (Moura and Jetz 2021).…”

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Lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) from the Caatinga, northeastern Brazil: Detailed and updated overview

Uchôa¹,

Delfim²,

Mesquita³

et al. 2022

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The Caatinga is the largest seasonal dry tropical forest in South America and it has been historically neglected in terms of its biodiversity. Regarding lizards, different studies led to the current knowledge of diversity and endemism in Caatinga, but detailed syntheses are scarce in the literature. We present the most detailed and up-to-date synthesis of knowledge about Caatinga lizards by providing a detailed (i) list of species; (ii) taxonomic richness patterns; (iii) knowledge gaps and spatial biases; and (iv) detailed distribution maps of all species that contain at least one occurrence record within Caatinga limits. We created a distribution database using occurrences of lizards in Caatinga based on scientific collections, field collection, and literature. We produce up-to-date distribution maps, calculate the Extent of Occurrence and provide the environmental and bioclimatic profile for each species recorded. We draw taxonomic richness and sampling gap maps. Our database has 20,538 records of occurrence of lizards of the Caatinga. We recorded 93 lizard species (13 families), 52.7% of which are endemic. Forthy-four percent of the species present restricted distributions. We identified that 53% of the Caatinga area (or 70% of the municipalities) has no record of occurrence of lizards. The data presented are an important step towards synthesizing in detail the accumulated knowledge about Caatinga lizards and is crucial for accurate strategies for the conservation planning. It directs actions to advance our knowledge on Caatinga lizards: to concentrate inventories in sample void areas; continuous update of the species occurrence database, advance in the generation of autoecology data for species.

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A New Worm Lizard Species (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae: Amphisbaena) with Non-autotomic Tail, from Northeastern Brazil

Cited by 11 publications

References 42 publications

Assessing species reintroduction sites based on future climate suitability for food resources

Assessing species reintroduction sites based on future climate suitability for food resources

Filling the gap of phonation in reptiles: First record of oral emission of the worm lizard, Amphisbaena alba

Lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) from the Caatinga, northeastern Brazil: Detailed and updated overview

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A New Worm Lizard Species (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae: Amphisbaena) with Non-autotomic Tail, from Northeastern Brazil

Cited by 11 publications

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Assessing species reintroduction sites based on future climate suitability for food resources

Assessing species reintroduction sites based on future climate suitability for food resources

Filling the gap of phonation in reptiles: First record of oral emission of the worm lizard, Amphisbaena alba

Lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) from the Caatinga, northeastern Brazil: Detailed and ﻿updated overview

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