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Herpetology Notes, volume 11: 975�976 (2018� (publis�ed online on 19 November 2018� Predation on Spix’s whiptail Ameivula ocellifera (Spix, 1825) by the �err��ino�s Py��y�owl Glaucidium brasilianum (G�elin, 1788) in northeastern Brazil Was�ington Luiz Silva Vieira1,*, Dandara Monalisa Mariz Bezerra2, and Kleber Silva Vieira3 Lizards are food source for many birds, including owls During an avifaunal survey on 06 January 2011 at 16:00 (Poulin et al., 2001; Sick, 2001; Carrera et al., 2008; � , at t�e Sítio Mal�ada da Pedra, Serra Negra do Norte Gomes, 2013�. The �erruginous Pygmy�owl Glaucidium Municipality, Rio Grande do Norte State, nort�eastern brasilianum (Gmelin, 1788�, wit� approximately 16.5 cm Brazil (ca. �6.616414°S, �37.365461°W�, we observed body lengt�, displays nocturnal/diurnal be�aviour and some species of passerine birds emitting alarm calls. At � as a diet composed principally of art�ropods and small t �at time, we also observed an adult G. brasilianum on vertebrates, including amp�ibians, reptiles, mammals, a branc� of a nearby tree (Anadenanthera colubrina� and ot�er birds (Sick, 2001�. The species in�abits a wide �olding in its talons a partially consumed A. ocellifera variety of �abitats and is widely distributed, occurring (�ig. 1�. from Arizona (USA� to Argentina, and t�roug�out all of Records on predation of w�iptail lizards by birds Brazil (Sick, 2001; Perlo, 2009; Birdlife International, are scarce. Proudfoot and Beason (1997� reported 2017�. on t�e predation of �exas spotted w�iptail lizards, Lizards of t�e genus Ameivula are currently represented Cnemidophorus scalaris (as Aspidoscelis scalaris�, by by 11 species t�at are widely distributed in Sout� America (e.g., Arias et al., 2011; Harvey et al., 2012�. Spix’s w�iptail, Ameivula ocellifera (Spix, 1825�, is quite common in areas of Atlantic �orest, Caatinga (dryland vegetation�, Cerrado (Neotropical savannah), and Restingas (sandy, coastal vegetation� in Brazil (Vanzolini et al., 1980; Roc�a et al., 2000; Santana et al., 2008, 2010�. In t�is paper, we report a predation event on A. ocellifera by Glaucidium brasilianum in an area of s�rub Caatinga vegetation in t�e semiarid region of nort�eastern Brazil. 1 Laboratório de Ecofisiologia Animal, Departamento de Sistemática e Ecologia, Universidade �ederal da Paraíba, Campus I, João Pessoa, Paraíba 58059�970, Brazil. 2 Instituto �ederal de Educação, Ciência e �ecnologia da Paraíba, Campus Itabaiana. Itabaiana, Paraíba 58360�000, Brazil. 3 Departamento de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Campina Grande, Paraíba �igure 1. A �erruginous Pygmy�owl (Glaucidium brasilianum� 58109�753, Brazil. preying on an adult male Spix’s w�iptail (Ameivula ocellifera�. * Corresponding aut�or. E�mail: wlsvieira�ya�oo.com.br P�otograp� by Dandara M.M. Bezerra. 976 Was�ington Luiz Silva Vieira et al. a G. brasilianum in a forested area in sout�ern �exas, Life History, p. 1–152. Gans, C., Huey R.B., Eds., New York, USA, and Almeida et al. (2013� reported a predation USA, Wiley. attack by a great egret (Ardea alba� on A. ocellifera Harvey, M.B., Ugueto, G.N., Gutberlet Jr., R.L. (2012�: Review of teiid morp�ology wit� a revised taxonomy and p�ylogeny of t�e on a sand dune beac� complex in nort�eastern Brazil. � eiidae (Lepidosauria: Squamata�. Zootaxa 3459: 1–156. Glaucidium brasilianum is a generalist predator t�at Perlo, B.V. (2009�: A �ield Guide to t�e Birds of Brazil. New consumes invertebrates and small vertebrates (Proudfoot York, USA, Oxford University Press. and Beason, 1997; Sick, 2001�. Diet analyses of t�is Poug �, �.H., Andrews, R., Crump, M.L, Savitzky, A.H., Wells, species �ave found it to consume insects, amp�ibians, K.D., Brandley, M.C. (2016�: Herpetology, �ourt� Edition. reptiles, birds, and mammals (Proudfoot and Beason, Sunderland, USA, Sinauer Associates, Inc. 1997; Carrera et al., 2008�. A study undertaken in an Poulin, B., Lefebvre, G., Ibáñez, R., Jaramillo, C., Hernández, C., Rand, A.S. (2001�: Avian predation upon lizards and frogs in a area of subtropical dry�forest in t�e “Gran C�aco” neotropical forest understory. Journal of �ropical Ecology 17: ecoregion in nort�ern Argentina demonstrated t�at t�e 21–40. relative weig�t of prey consumed by G. brasilianum Proudfoot, G.A., Beason, S.L. (1997�: �ood �abits of nesting was 50% birds, 41% mammals, and 8% lizards (Carrera � erruginous Pygmy�Owls in sout�ern �exas. Wilson Bulletin et al., 2008�. ��ese aut�ors recorded in t�e owl’s diet 109: 741–748. individuals of Spiny lava lizard (Tropidurus spinulosus�, Roc �a, C.�.D., Bamberg, A.A.�., Vrcibradic, D., Costa, E.M.M., � our�toed tegu (Teius teyou� and Brazilian bus� anole Price, A.H. (2000�: New Cnemidophorus (Squamata; �eiidae� from coastal Rio de Janeiro state, sout�eastern Brazil. Copeia (Polychrus acutirostris�. 2000: 501–509. Predation of lizards by birds is probably opportunistic Santana, G.G., Vieira, W.L.S, Pereira��il�o, G.A, Delfim, �.R., (i.e., w�en t�e predator �as a generalist diet and Lima, Y.C.C., Vieira, K.S. (2008�: Herpetofauna em um eventually feed on lizards�, similar to predation by birds fragmento de �loresta Atlântica no estado da Paraíba, Região on amp�ibians (e.g., �oledo et al., 2007�. ��e predation Nordeste do Brasil. Biotemas 21: 75–84. of G. brasilianum on A. ocellifera can be considered Santana, G.G., Vasconcellos, A., Gadel�a, Y.E.A, Vieira, W.L.S, an opportunistic event. Alt�oug� reptiles �ad only low Almeida, W.O., Nóbrega, R.P., Alves, R.R.N (2010�: �eeding � abits, sexual dimorp�ism and size at maturity of t�e lizard representation in t�e diet of G. brasilianum in t�e study Cnemidophorus ocellifer (Spix, 1825� (�eiidae� in a reforested by Carrera et al. (2008�, small and medium�sized lizards restinga �abitat in nort�eastern Brazil. Brazilian Journal of are common elements of t�e diets of a large variety of Biology 70: 409–416. animals (e.g., Greene, 1988; Vieira et al., 2012; Poug� Sick, H. (2001�: Ornitologia Brasileira, Second Edition. Rio de et al., 2016� and constitute an important food source for Janeiro, Brazil, Editora Nova �ronteira. various strigiform and ot�er birds (e.g., Passeriformes� � oledo, L.�., Ribeiro, R.S., Haddad, C.�.B. 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    All_Short_Notes_(Seiten 59-112):SHort_NotE.qxd 07.08.2017 18:57 Seite 18 76 SHort NotE HErPEtoZoA 30 (1/2) Wien, 30. Juli 2017 SHort NotE amphibians as scientific specimens; pp. 289-297. in: Sul, 79070-900, campo grande, Mato grosso do Sul, HEyEr , W. r. & D oNNEl ly , M. A. & M cDiArMiD , r. Brazil. W. & H AyEk , l. c. & F oStEr , M. S. (Eds): Measuring 2) Programa de Pós-graduação em Ecologia e and monitoring biological diversity. Standard methods conservação, universidade Federal de Mato grosso do for amphi bians. Washington (Smithsonian institution Sul, 79070-900, campo grande, Mato grosso do Sul, Press) . PENNiNg toN , r. t. & P rADo , D. E. & P ENDry , Brazil (retired). c. A. (2000): Neotropical seasonally dry forests and 3) Departamento de Morfologia e Fisiologia Quaternary vegetation changes.- Journal of Biogeo - Animal, universidade Estadual Paulista, 14884-900, graphy, chichester; 27 (2): 261-273. PErry , g. & Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil. PiANkA , E. r. (1997): Animal foraging: past, present and future.- trends in Ecology and Evolution, cambridge;12 (9): 360-364. PoNSSA , M. l. (2008): cladistic analysis and osteological descriptions of the species of the L. fuscus species group of the genus Teius suquiensis AvilA & M Artori , Leptodactylus (Anura, leptodacty lidae).- Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evo lutionary research, 1991, from Santiago del Estero, Berlin; 46 (3): 249-266. SouZA , F. l. & u EtANABAro , Argentina: first record and potential M. & l ANDgrEF -F ilHo , P. & P iAtti , l. & P rADo , c. P. A (2010): Herpetofauna, municipality of Porto case of range extension Murtinho, chaco region, state of Mato grosso do Sul, Brazil.- check list, goiania; 6 (3): 470-475.
  • BULLETIN Du MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'histoire NATURELLE

    BULLETIN Du MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'histoire NATURELLE

    ISSN 0181-0626 BULLETIN du MUSÉUM NATIONAL d'HISTOIRE NATURELLE PUBLICATION TRIMESTRIELLE SECTION A zoologie biologie et écologie animales 4e SÉRIE T. 11 1989 № 1 Supplément Janvier-Mars 1989 BULLETIN DU MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE 57, rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris Directeur : Professeur E. R. BRYGOO Section A : ZOOLOGIE Directeurs : Pr E. R. BRYGOO et M. VACHON. Rédactrice : P. DUPÉRIER. Comité scientifique : R. C. ANDERSON (Guelph), M. L. BAUCHOT (Paris), J. CARAYON (Paris), A. CHABAUD (Paris), A. M. CLARK (London), Y. Coi- NEAU (Paris), B. COLLETTE (Washington), J. DAGET (Paris), C. DELAMARE DEBOUTTEVILLE (Paris), J. DORST (Paris), C. DUPUIS (Paris), N. HALLE (Paris), C. HEIP (Gent), R. KILLICK-KENDRICK (Ascot), Y. LAISSUS (Paris), R. LAURENT (Tucuman), C. LÉVI (Paris), H. W. LEVI (Cambridge, USA), C. MONNIOT (Paris), G. PASTEUR (Montpellier), R. PAULIAN (Ste Foy-la- Grande), P. PESSON (Paris), J. VACELET (Marseille), A, WAREN (Stockholm). P. WHITEHEAD (London). Un Comité de rédaction examine tous les manuscrits reçus et nomme des rapporteurs. Fondé en 1895, le Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire naturelle est devenu à partir de 1907 : Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Des travaux originaux relatifs aux diverses disciplines scientifiques représentées au Muséum y sont publiés. Il s'agit essentiellement d'études de Systématique portant sur les collections conservées dans ses laboratoires, mais la revue est également ouverte, depuis 1970 surtout, à des articles portant sur d'autres aspects de la Science : biologie, écologie, etc. La lre série (années 1895 à 1928) comprend un tome par an (t. 1 à 34), divisé chacun en fascicules regroupant divers articles.
  • CYTOGENETIC CHARACTERIZATION of Ameivula Ocellifera (SPIX, 1825) (SQUAMATA, TEIIDAE) from the BRAZILIAN NORTHEAST

    CYTOGENETIC CHARACTERIZATION of Ameivula Ocellifera (SPIX, 1825) (SQUAMATA, TEIIDAE) from the BRAZILIAN NORTHEAST

    1018 Bioscience Journal Original Article CYTOGENETIC CHARACTERIZATION OF Ameivula ocellifera (SPIX, 1825) (SQUAMATA, TEIIDAE) FROM THE BRAZILIAN NORTHEAST CARACTERIZAÇÃO CITOGENÉTICA DE Ameivula ocellifera (SPIX, 1825) (SQUAMATA, TEIIDAE) DO NORDESTE BRASILEIRO Marcelo João da SILVA1; Flávia Manoela Galvão CIPRIANO1; Ana Paula de Araújo VIEIRA1; Maria Rita dos Santos CÂNDIDO1; Tamaris Gimenez PINHEIRO1; Edson Lourenço da SILVA2* 1. Federal University of Piauí, Senador Helvídio Nunes de Barros Campus (UFPI), Picos, Piauí, Brazil; 2. Biology Laboratory, Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Piauí (IFPI), Picos, Piauí, Brazil. *[email protected]. ABSTRACT: Ameivula is as a new genus of Teiidae family that emerged after extensive revision of species that comprised the former complex of species called Cnemidophorus group. Its species has a wide distribution from the northeast of Brazil to northern Argentina. Cytogenetic studies in the Teiidae family have shown that karyotypical data are important tools in phylogenetic and systematic studies within this group allowing to determine the position of species in the family. Thus, this study aimed to describe the karyotype of Ameivula ocellifera (Spix, 1825) from Picos, Piauí state in the Brazilian Northeast. Specimens were collected from August 2014 to October 2015 using interception traps and pitfalls, mounted randomly along the Caatinga area. The animals were collected and transported to Federal Institute of Piauí, campus Picos, where was carried out all laboratory procedures. Individuals analyzed showed a diploid number of 2n = 50 for both sexes, with karyotype composed by 30 macrochromosomes and 20 microchromosomes of telocentric and subtelocentric types. There were no heteromorphic sex chromosomes in the studied specimens.
  • Diversity of Lizards and Microhabitat Use in a Priority Conservation Area of Caatinga in the Northeast of Brazil

    Diversity of Lizards and Microhabitat Use in a Priority Conservation Area of Caatinga in the Northeast of Brazil

    NORTH-WESTERN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY 12 (1): 78-90 ©NwjZ, Oradea, Romania, 2016 Article No.: e151508 http://biozoojournals.ro/nwjz/index.html Diversity of lizards and microhabitat use in a priority conservation area of Caatinga in the Northeast of Brazil Sérgio Luiz da Silva MUNIZ*, Leonardo da Silva CHAVES, Carina Carneiro de Melo MOURA, Eliana-Sofia Fajardo VEGA, Ednilza Maranhão dos SANTOS and Geraldo Jorge Barbosa de MOURA Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Departamento de Biologia, Laboratório de Estudos Herpetológicos e Paleoherpetológicos, Rua Dom Manoel de Medeiros, s/n, Dois Irmãos - CEP: 52171-900 - Recife/PE, Brazil. Corresponding author, S.L.d.S. Muniz, E-mail: [email protected] Received: 24. January 2014 / Accepted: 25. June 2015 / Available online: 29. May 2016 / Printed: June 2016 Abstract. The aim of the present study was to assess the lizard community of the Environmental Protection Area (EPA) of Chapada do Araripe in terms of diversity, spatial distribution, niche breadth and niche overlapping. Three different vegetation types were sampled (Caatinga, cerradão and secondary forest) for a year, with one campaign per month. The collections were conducted by means of an active search, which was limited by time, and pitfall traps. Twenty species belonging to 12 families were recorded. The richness and abundance values were different between the three sample areas. The caatinga area contained the highest number of species (s= 14), whereas the cerradão area exhibited the highest abundance levels (n= 99). The most common lizards were Ameiva ameiva, Colobosaura modesta and Norops brasiliensis in the caatinga, cerradão and secondary forest, respectively. The lizards were more abundant in the dry season compared to the rainy season.