Distribution Extension in the State of Santa Catarina, Brazil

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n Reptilia, Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae, Ecpleopus gaudichaudi istributio D Duméril and Bibron, 1839: Distribution 1, 2 * 2 3 raphic and Maurício Eduardo Graipel g extension in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil eo

G Tobias Saraiva Kunz , Ivo Rohling Ghizoni-Jr n

o 1 Programa de Pós-graduação em Biologia Animal, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Zoologia,

BrLaborasil.atório de Herpetologia. Avenida Bento Gonçalves, 9500. CEP 91540-000. Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil. 2 Caipora Cooperativa para a Conservação da Natureza. Avenida Desembargador Vitor Lima, 260, Sala 513. CEP 88040-400. Florianópolis, SC, otes N 3 Universidade Federal de Santa [email protected], Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Ecologia e Zoologia. Campus Universitário, Trindade. CEP 88040-970. Florianópolis, SC, Brasil. * Corresponding author. E-mail:

Abstract: cpleopus gaudichaudi is presented for the state of Santa Catarina,

A new record of the Gymnophtalmid lizard E extending its distribution about 50 km southeastward. We also briefly discuss the species nomenclature.

Gymnophthalmidae is a family of lizards widely recent bibliography the name “gaudichaudii” is found, a mistake that has been repeated at least since Fitzinger comprising around 41 genera and 180 species (Castoe et (1843). From all the bibliography we had access to, only distributedal. 2004; Rodrigues from et southernal. 2007). From México those, to 32 genera Argentina, and Uzzell (1969) kept the original name, which we prefer to follow in this paper. have small to medium size and occupy a great variety of Ecpleopus gaudichaudi is a poorly known species, habitats,83 species and occur frequently in Brazil present (Bérnils member 2010). reduction These lizards and occurring presumably since Goiás to Santa Catarina, in many species are only known by their descriptions, being (Uzzell 1969; Eisemberg et al corporal elongation. This group iset poorlyal. 2004; known, Rodrigues and 2006;areas underBérnils influenceet al. 2007; of the Carvalho Atlantic et alTropical. 2007; Domain Condez et al. 2007). et al . 2004; Dixo and Verdade rare in scientificEcpleopus collections (Castoe biology indicate that it has generalist diet on arthropods Bibron (1839) to comprise their species Ecpleopus (Eisemberg. 2009). et Theal. 2004) few dataand is available found mainly about under the the species leaf gaudichaudiThe genus, described from was a created single by specimen Duméril from and et al. 2007; Condez et al. 2009), although Costa et al. (1862) included in the genus Ecpleopus the subgenera (2009)litter of haveforested found areas this (Dixo species and mainly Verdade in 2006;old pastures Carvalho in Brazil,Ecpleopus without for E. more gaudichaudi data of, Aspidolaemus origin. After for that, E. affinisPeters, regeneration stages and even in urban areas. as well as Pholidobolus, Oreosaurus, Euspondylus, Argalia, On 06 February 2009, during a faunistic inventory Xestosaurus, and Proctoporus. Boulenger (1885), in carried out for the implementation of a conservation unit in the municipality of Itapema, a specimen of E. Ecpleopus and Aspidolaemus. Finally, gaudichaudi (CHUFSC 1114; Figure 1) was found under Uzzellhis turn, (1969) modified put the Peters’ genera concept Arthroseps and removedBoulenger, all 1898 the the leaf litter accumulated among the roots of a tree, in an insubgenera the synonymy except of Ecpleopus, considering Arthroseps fluminensis A. werneri Boulenger, 1898, and Alopoglossus gracilis Werner, 1913 as juniors synonyms ofAmaral, Ecpleopus 1932, gaudichaudi , and elevated the subgenus Aspidolaemus to genus for the species Ecpleopus (Aspidolaemus) affinis. Since than, the genus Ecpleopus

(1970) still have included the species Aspidolaemus affinisremains (currently monotypic, in the although genus PetersPholidobolus and Donoso-Barros) in the genus Ecpleopus in his Catalogue of Neotropical Squamata, as noticed by Vanzolini (1986). newThere species follows (E. a gaudichaudi brief comment) after about the the French nomenclature botanist of the species: Duméril and Bibron (1839) named their Figure 1. Ecpleopus gaudichaudi (CHUFSC 1114) from Itapema, Santa Catarina. Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré, who sent the specimen to the NaturalCheck List | VolumeHistory 7 | IssueMuseum 1 | 2011 of Paris. However, in all the 011 Kunz et al. | Reptilia, Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae, Ecpleopus gaudichaudi Duméril and Bibron, 1839 area of secondary forest in advanced stage of regeneration Literature Cited Bérnils, R.S. 2010. Brazilian reptiles – List of species. Eletronic database accessible at http://www.sbherpetologia.org.br/. Sociedade was deposited on the herpetological collection of the Brasileira de Herpetologia. Captured on 11 March 2010. Departamento(27°03’38” S, 48°36’46”de Ecologia W, e 150Zoologia m a.s.l.). of the The Universidade specimen Catalogue of the lizards in the collection of the British Museum II. Federal de Santa Catarina (CHUFSC). Boulenger, G.A. 1885. London: Taylor and Francis. 497 p. only from Blumenau (Arthroseps werneri holotype), Carvalho, A.L.G., A.F.B. Araújo andBiota H.R. Neotropica Silva. 2007. Lagartos da Marambaia, This species was known in the state of Santa Catarina um remanescente insular de Restinga e Floresta Atlântica no Estado Alopoglossus gracilis holotype, apparently do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. 7(2): 221-226. lost during the World War II, collected at the valley of the Castoe,Gymnophthalmid T.A., T.M. Doan lizards. and Systematic C.L. Parkinson. Biology 2004. Data partitions Joinville, and the and complex models in bayesian analysis: Herpetofauna the phylogeny dos of 53(3): 448-469. Condez,sudeste T.H., do Brasil. R.J. Sawaya Biota Neotropica and M. Dixo. 2009. Humboldt River, tributary of the Itapocú River, northern remanescentes da Mata Atlântica da região de Tapiraí e Piedade,Lizards SP, Santa Catarina (Uzzell 1969). All the localities mentioned 9(1): 157-185. are situated on the Atlantic slope of northeastern Santa Costa,southeastern H.C., V.D. Fernandes, Brazil. Check A.C. List Rodrigues and R.N. Feio. 2009. and Amphisbaenians, municipality of Viçosa, state of Minas Gerais, distributionCatarina (Figure around 2), originally 50 km southeast covered by of Atlanticthe previous Rain 5(3): 732-745. Biota Neotropica 6(2): southernForest. The limit present (Blumenau). record broadened the species known Dixo, M. and V.K. Verdade. 2006. Herpetofauna de serrapilheira da Reserva Florestal de Morro Grande, CotiaErpétologie (SP). général ou histoire naturelle1-20. complète des reptiles V Duméril,Roret. A.M.854 p. and G. Bibron. 1839. . Paris: Librairie Encyclopedique de of the rare Gymnphthalmid lizard Ecpleopus gaudichaudii from Eisemberg,southeastern C.C., J. Brazil. Cassimiro Herpetological and J. Bertolucci. Review 2004. Notes on the diet Fitzinger, L. 1843. Systema Reptilium. Fsciculus primus, Amblyglossae. 35(4): 336-337.

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