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 Tropidurus oreadicus Rodrigues, 1987 Figs 12.6 and 20 Type locality. Buritis, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Distribution. In the Caatinga it is registered in the states of Bahia, Minas Gerais, Pernambuco, and Piaui . It is widespread in the Caatinga and with annual mean temperature 20 to 28°C along five ecoregions (Table 1 ; Appendix S3). Distributed in low to high elevation areas (222-926 m a.s.l.), with annual mean temperature 21 to 27°C, and average annual rainfall between 700 and 1,050 mm. Ecological notes. Terrestrial and diurnal. Occurring in rocky open areas, shelters on the grounds and termite nests ( Colli et al. 1992 ). It uses crevices for refuge in rocks, reducing the risk of predation and overheating ( Faria and Araujo 2004 ). Diet based mainly on arthropods, being Formicidae and Isoptera the most representative items ( Faria and Araujo 2004 ). Oviparous, the female usually lays 2-6 eggs at a time ( Faria and Araujo 2004 ).