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G ES, Brazil. , and Pedro L.V. Peloso n 1 Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Departamento de Oceanografia e Ecologia. Avenida F. Ferrari, 514, Goiabeiras. CEP 29075-910. Vitória, o

2 AEV/FAESA – Associação Educacional de Vitória, Instituto Superior de Educação. Rodovia Serafim Derenzi, 3115, São Pedro. CEP 29048-450. otes Vitória, ES, Brazil. [email protected] N 3 Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi / CZO. Caixa Postal 399. CEP 66017-970. Belém, PA, Brazil. * Corresponding author. E-mail: Abstract: Urostrophus vautieri for the state of Espírito Santo and a distribution map for the species. This species was previoulsy known from the states of Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina, and We Rio present Grande the do firstSul. Therecord present of record represent an extension of nearly 200 km to the North from the nearest published record for the species.

Urostrophus is a leiosaurid lizard genus represented Santos et al. 2009). The record by Ruschi (1966) was not by only two species: U. gallardoi Etheridge and Williams, mentioned by Etheridge and Williams (1991) in their 1991 and U. vautieri Duméril and Bribon, 1837 (Etheridge review of the genus. The record was made in a compilation and Williams 1991). Urostrophus gallardoi was described of the reptile species known to occur in Espírito Santo in 1991 in the occasion of the revision of the genus at the time (Ruschi 1966). Although we cannot ignore (Etheridge and Williams 1991) and is currently known U. vautieri in from northwest Argentina and southern Bolivia (Tedesco Espírito Santo we must mention that Ruschi’s list is not et al. 1992; Torres 1996). Urostrophus vautieri (Figure verythat Ruschireliable. (1966) No voucher was the number, first to collections register examined or 1) was described by Duméril and Bribon (1837) from further details are given for any of the recorded species “Brésil”. The type locality was later restricted to Rio de and several of them doubtfully occur in the region. Similar Janeiro by Duméril and Duméril (1851). According to inconsistencies have been reported to other species lists Etheridge and Williams (1991), the species is known from compiled by Augusto Ruschi (e.g. the states of Rio Grande do Sul, Paraná, Santa Catarina, Pacheco and Bauer 2001). São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and southern Minas Gerais, in birds - Simon 2000; Brazil (Figure 2). Santos et al. (2009) reviewed the species distribution in Brazil and provided additional records in Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, extending the known geographical distribution of U. vautieri in those states. Santos et al. (2009) also referenced a record by Ruschi (1966) to the state of Espírito Santo but did not include the record in their map of distribution (see Figure 1 in

Figure 2. Map of southern and southeastern Brazil showing the known distribution of Urostrophus vautieri (green shade; adapted from Santos et al. 2009), and the additional record reported here (star). ES = Espírito Figure 1. Urostrophus vautieri, in life, from Pedra Azul, municipality of Santo, MG = Minas Gerais, SP = São Paulo, RJ = Rio de Janeiro, PR = Paraná, Domingos Martins, state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. SC = Santa Catarina and RS = Rio Grande do Sul.

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During the examination of a small regional collection Acknowledgments: Antonio P. Almeida and Marcelo J. Sturaro helped in attention to the specimens in the Parque Estadual da Pedra Azul regional author found one specimen of Urostrophus vautieri the identification of the species. Marco Antônio de Freitas first called our collectedfrom Parque in Pedra Estadual Azul, da municipality Pedra Azul of (PEPAZ), Domingos the Martins, senior de Meio Ambiente e Recursos Hídricos) for allowing deposition of the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil (Figure 3). This specimen collection. We thank Leonardo Brioschi Mathias (Instituto Estadual is now deposited in the zoological section of Museu de andPEPAZ suggestions. specimen in the collection of MBML. Adriano Maciel, Antonio P. Biologia Prof. Mello Leitão (MBML), Santa Teresa, state of Almeida, Eduardo Dias and Vinicius X. Silva provided several comments Espírito Santo (MBML 2729). Unfortunately only limited Literature Cited locality information is available for this specimen. An Duméril, A.M.C. and G. Bribon. 1837. Erpetologie generale ou Histoire naturelle complete des reptiles additional specimen was recently photographed by DAK de Roret, 577 p. Duméril, A.M.C. and M.A. Duméril.. Vol. 1851. 4. Paris: Catalogue Librairie methodique Encyclopedique de la (Figure 1). The specimen was photographed while basking collection des reptiles (Museum d’Histoire naturelle de Paris) Paris: Gide et onin the a rock same at regionaround where 11:00 theh on first 20 Novemberspecimen was 2008. collected Etheridge, R. and E.E. Williams. 1991. A review of the South American. Vol. iv. As far as we are aware, the specimen MBML 2729 and lizard genera Baudry, Urostrophus 224 p. and Anisolepis Polychridae). Bulletin of the Museum of Camparative Zoology 152: (Squamata: Iguania: U. vautieri in the Pacheco, J.F. and C. Bauer. 2001. A lista de aves do Espírito Santo de statethe photograph of Espírito Santo. published The records here are represent therefore an extension the first 317-361. In J.L.B. ofverifiable nearly 200vouchers km to ofthe the north occurrence from the of nearest published Albuquerque, J.F. Cândido Jr., F.C. Straube and A.L. Roos (eds.). OrnitologiaAugusto Ruschi e conservação: (1953): uma da ciência avaliação às estratégias crítica; p. . 261-278Tubarão: Editora record for the species (Santos et al. 2009). Unisul. Ruschi, A. 1966. Lista dos répteis do estado do Espírito Santo. Boletim do Museu de Biologia Prof. Mello-Leitão, Zoologia 2009. Reptilia, Squamata, Leiosauridae, Urostrophus vautieri: 26A:Distribution 1-6. extension Santos,and R.C.,geographic P. S. Lucas, distribution B.M. Sousa,map. Check and List I.A. 5 Novelli.

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Torres,(Iguania, S.E. Polychridae). 1996. Urostrophus Nuevas localidades gallardoi: Geographicpara Argentina. Distribution. 111-115.Herpetological Review 27: 212.

: September 2009 : April 2010 Figure 3. Overview of the Pedra Azul rock and its surrounding rainforest, Received : April 2010 habitat where the Urostrophus vautieri population reported here was Revised : September 2010 found. Accepted : Mara Cíntia Kiefer Published online Editorial responsibility

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