Lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) from the Caatinga, northeastern Brazil: Detailed and updated overview Author Uchoa, Lucas Rafael Centro de Estudos Superiores de Caxias, Universidade Estadual do Maranhao, Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Biodiversidade, Ambiente e Saude, Praca Duque de Caxias, 65604 - 380, Caxias, MA, Brazil Author Delfim, Fagner Ribeiro Departamento de Sistematica e Ecologia, Centro de Ciencias Exatas e da Natureza, Universidade Federal da Paraiba, 58059 - 800, Joao Pessoa, PB, Brazil Author Mesquita, Daniel Oliveira Departamento de Sistematica e Ecologia, Centro de Ciencias Exatas e da Natureza, Universidade Federal da Paraiba, 58059 - 800, Joao Pessoa, PB, Brazil Author Colli, Guarino Rinaldi Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade de Brasilia, 70910 - 900, Brasilia, DF, Brazil Author Garda, Adrian Antonio Departamento de Botanica e Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, 59078 - 900, Natal, RN, Brazil Author Guedes, Thais B. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3318-7193 Departamento de Biologia Animal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 13083 - 862, Campinas, SP, Brazil & University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg Global Biodiversity Center, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Box 461, SE- 405 30, Goeteborg, Sweden thaisbguedes@yahoo.com.br text Vertebrate Zoology 2022 2022-08-12 72 599 659 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/vz.72.e78828 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/vz.72.e78828 2625-8498-72-599 A1E3C31522684C20AA3C6771D37D4A74 162E581A572D558DA12337F50136919B Eurolophosaurus amathites (Rodrigues, 1984) Figs 11.2 and 19 Type locality. Santo Inacio , state of Bahia, Brazil. Distribution. Caatinga endemic species. It is recorded only in the state of Bahia. It shows restricted distribution in the Caatinga and with annual mean temperature 20 to 28°C along two ecoregions (Table 1 ; Appendix S3). Distributed in low to medium elevation areas (405-587 m a.s.l.), with annual mean temperature 24 to 26°C, and annual average annual rainfall between 572 and 745 mm. Ecological notes. Terrestrial and diurnal. It occurs in the sand dunes of the Sao Francisco River. The microhabitat used by this species is the leaf litter under shrubs and vegetation with a height of less than 2 m ( Xavier et al. 2021 ). With the human presence, it seeks shelter amidst vegetation ( Rodrigues 1986b ). Diet based mainly on arthropods, being Hymenoptera , Blattodea , and plant leaves the most representative items. Oviparous, the female usually lays two eggs at a time ( Xavier et al. 2021 ).