Catalogue of distribution of lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) from the Brazilian Amazonia. I. Dactyloidae, Hoplocercidae, Iguanidae, Leiosauridae, Polychrotidae, Tropiduridae
Author
Ribeiro-Júnior, Marco A.
text
Zootaxa
2015
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journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3983.1.1
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Tropidurus insulanus
Rodrigues, 1987
Type-locality.
Cachimbo, Pará,
Brazil
.
Pertinent taxonomic references.
Rodrigues (1987),
Frost (1992)
,
Ávila-Pires (1995)
,
Frost
et al
. (2001b)
.
Distribution and habitat.
Tropidurus insulanus
is distributed in open vegetation enclaves in southearn Amazonia, restricted to the upper Tocantins, Xingu and Tapajós basins, and northeastern Cerrado, occurring only in
Brazil
(
Fig. 20
). It is known from the states of Pará, Mato Grosso, and Tocantins.
Tropidurus insulanus
is terrestrial and diurnal, in Amazonia it inhabits sandy savanna with sparse trees and rocky outcrops (
campos rupestres
), where it is found on the ground, on low vegetation and on rock surfaces (
Carvalho 2013; museum data
).
Carvalho (2013)
reported
Tropidurus insulanus
from Itaituba, state of Pará, from the middle Tocantins River (CHUNB 29321– 29375), but in fact these specimens are from Serra do Cachimbo, Novo Progresso, about
500 km
southern Itaituba.