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Geographic Distribution Extension of Manciola Guaporicola (Dunn, 1935) (Squamata: Mabuyidae) for the State of Maranhão, Northeastern Brazil

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Geographic Distribution Extension of Manciola Guaporicola (Dunn, 1935) (Squamata: Mabuyidae) for the State of Maranhão, Northeastern Brazil Herpetology Notes, volume 14: 197-199 (2021) (published online on 26 January 2021) Geographic distribution extension of Manciola guaporicola (Dunn, 1935) (Squamata: Mabuyidae) for the State of Maranhão, Northeastern Brazil Antonio F.C. Silva1,*, Susane X. Bras2, Raymony T.A. Serra2, Gilda V. Andrade3, and João C.L. Costa4 The species Manciola guaporicola (Dunn, 1935) is Duleba and Ferreira, 2014). a lizard of the Mabuyidae family (Hedges and Conn, The expansion of M. guaporicola (Fig. 1) distribution 2012). Morphologically this genus differs from others with new records for the state of Maranhão is based by a medium dark dorsal stripe, it also differs from other on four specimens collected in three municipalities genera of the family in having exceptionally short limbs within the state: one specimen from Igarapé do Meio and small hands and feet (Fig. 1). In South America, (3.642761°S, 45.219942°W), another from Santa Rita only the Aspronema genus also has a dark medium (3.146789°S, 44.344564°W) and two from Anajatuba dorsal stripe, differentiating itself by the presence of (3.377476°S, 44.521642°W). These specimens are three supraoculars, while Manciola has four (Dunn, deposited in the Herpetological Collection of the 1935; Mesquita et al., 2000; Hedges and Conn, 2012). Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luís, Brazil, Manciola guaporicola occurs widely distributed in voucher numbers HUFMA 1175, HUFMA 1176, and the Cerrado and Pantanal biomes in Brazil, and also HUFMA 1177 -1178, respectively. The specimens were in the Bolivian Chaco (IUCN, 2014). In Brazil its sampled during the period from 20 November 2013 to 29 known distribution is in the states of Rôndonia, Pará, September 2015, euthanised by ether overdose (Franco Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Goiás, and Salomão, 2002), fixed with 10% formalin, preserved Distrito Federal, Minas Gerais e São Paulo (Avila-Pires, in 70% ethanol, and accepted as HUFMA vouchers from 1995; Uetanabaro et al., 2007; Hedges and Conn, 2012; the Carajás Railroad Expansion Project that took place in IUCN, 2014; Ribeiro-Júnior and Amaral, 2016; Costa that three municipalities according to the license issued and Bérnils, 2018). The species is commonly found by IBAMA (process number 02001.007241/2004-37). in open habitat formations such as Campo Cerrado, The species was found in association with anthropised Campo Limpo or Campo Sujo (Cerrado) and it is also environments and open areas at the sampling points. found in gallery forests (Mesquita et al., 2000; Colli et The present study not only provides a new record of the al., 2002; Uetanabaro et al., 2007; Valdujo et al., 2009; species for the state of Maranhão, but also extends the distribution of M. guaporicola by about 1,031 km north from the municipality of Pium located in the state of Tocantins (Ribeiro-Júnior and Amaral, 2016). All new 1 Universidade Federal do Maranhão – UFMA, Av. dos Portugueses, 1966 - Bacanga, 65080-805, São Luís, MA, records of the species were recorded in the domain of Brazil. the Amazon biome, and the municipality of Santa Rita, 2 Universidade Federal do Maranhão – UFMA, Av. dos the northernmost point of the distribution, is about 50 Portugueses, 1966 - Bacanga, 65080-805, São Luís, MA, km south of the capital of the state of Maranhão, the Brazil. municipality of São Luís. (Fig. 2). 3 Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Maranhão – UFMA, Av. dos Portugueses, 1966 - Bacanga, 65080-805, Acknowledgments. We thank Dr. Marco Antonio Ribeiro Junior São Luís, MA, Brazil. for the suggestions for using the distribution points; to FAPEMA 4 Laboratório de Biodiversidade e Conservação Animal, (Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa e ao Desenvolvimento Científico Universidade Estadual do Maranhão, Unidade de Estudos e Tecnológico do Maranhão) for the research grant granted to Silva, de Medicina Veterinária. Av. Lourenço Vieira da Silva, 1000 AFC and support to GVA (FAPEMA/CBIOMA-03782/15); to all - Jardim São Cristóvão, 65055-310, São Luís, MA, Brazil. researchers at the Laboratory of Herpetology and Ecology Applied * Corresponding author. E-mail: [email protected] to Conservation (LHEAC) located at the Federal University of © 2021 by Herpetology Notes. Open Access by CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Maranhão (UFMA). 198 Antonio F.C. Silva et al. Figure 1. Individuals of Manciola guaporicola deposited in the HUFMA collection. Above HUFMA 1175 from the municipality of Igarapé do Meio (A) and HUFMA 1177 from the municipality of Anajatuba (B), below, side view (C) and ventral (D) of the individual HUFMA 1177. The bars correspond to one centimetre. Photos: Aryana V.F. Guterres. Figure 2. Distribution of Manciola guaporicola in South America (Green polygon: IUCN, 2014), records of occurrence of the species in South America (Yellow Circles: Ribeiro-Júnior and Amaral, 2016) and new occurrence for the state of Maranhão (Red Circles: see material examined). Brazilian states: AM (Amazonas), BA (Bahia), DF (Distrito Federal), GO (Goiás), MA (Maranhão), MG (Minas Gerais), MS (Mato Grosso do Sul), MT (Mato Grosso), PA (Pará), PI (Piauí), PR (Paraná), RJ (Rio de Janeiro), RO (Roraima), SP (São Paulo) and TO (Tocantins). Geographic distribution extension of Manciola guaporicola, Northeastern Brazil 199 References Mesquita, D., Colli, G.R., Péres Jr, A.K., Vieira, G. (2000). Mabuya guaporicola. Natural History. 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