Range structure, microhabitat use, and activity patterns of. A case of cannibalism in the territorial lizard tropidurus. A phylogeny and revised classification of squamata, including species of lizards and snakes. Sexual dimorphism in the neotropical lizard, tropidurus. Fitzinger 1843 tropidurus torquatus boulenger 1885. The demography of the lizard tropidurus torquatus squamata, tropiduridae in a highly seasonal neotropical savanna. Once the image appears click on it to start the video, click on it again to pause it. The feeding ecology of the tropidurid lizard tropidurus torquatus was studied in 10 coastal areas in brazil in order to detect to what extent the diet varies along its geographic range. Rand author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The specific name, torquatus, is latin meaning adorned with a neck chain or collar. Clutch and egg size of the tropical lizard tropidurus torquatus tropiduridae along its geographic range in coastal eastern brazil. By use of the technique of direct optimization the phylogenetics of the cisandean lizard genus tropidurus were examined on the basis of both molecular ca. The female reproductive activity varies between seasons, while males contain.
Tropidurus oreadicus wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Direct optimization, descriptive efficiency, and sensitivity analysis of congruence between molecular data and morphology. Available formats pdf please select a format to send. Tropidurus torquatus wied, 1820 is the most widely distributed lizard in the genus, occurring from southeastern brazil to the north of argentina rodrigues 1987. I collected larvae of eutrombicula alfreddugesi for the first time parasitizing gerrhonotus infernalis, sceloporus poinsetti, s. Behavioural ecology of tropidurus hispidus on isolated. The influence of seasonality and the importance of microhabitat temperatures substrate and air for t. Pdf ventral colored patches in tropidurus semitaeniatus.
Mar 28, 2020 consul titus manlius torquatus orders the beheading of his son, ferdinand bol, 1661 1663 oil on canvas, h 218cm. Pdf thermoregulatory behavior of the saxicolous lizard. An tropidurus oreadicus in nahilalakip ha genus nga tropidurus, ngan familia nga tropiduridae. Seu nome popular e calango, ou lagartixa em algumas regioes como no nordeste. Ornate melidectes topic the ornate melidectes or ornate honeyeater melidectes torquatus is a species of bird in the meliphagidae family. Among the priority areas for biodiversity conservation in minas gerais that have been defined drummond et al. These lizards live mainly in open habitat types, especially the atlantic forest biome. Aug 23, 2007 in tropidurus torquatus, the addition of atp 50. The data indicate that the lizards feed mainly on arthropods and plant material.
Tropidurus torquatus wiedneuwied, 1820 combinations. Amazon lava lizards are small nonagressive reptiles that feed on invertebrates and plant material. Tropidurus torquatus wied 1824 agama hispida sive tuberculata spix 1825 fide rodrigues 1987 tropidurus torquatus wiedneuwied 1825 taraguira darwinii gray 1845. Depending on the size of the video file and the speed of you internet connection the video may take a while to download. Both populations presented a relatively diverse diet and differ in the number d max 0. The macrochro mosomes are metacentric or submetacentric and fig. Tropidurus torquatus is a species of lizard in the family tropiduridae, the neotropical ground lizards. Sistematica, ecologia e zoogeografia dos tropidurus do grupo torquatus ao sul do rio amazonas sauria, iguanidae. Four types of observational studies revealed that lizards are active throughout most of the day. Some haematological observations on tropidurus torquatus sauria, iguanidae from venezuela some haematological observations on tropidurus torquatus sauria, iguanidae from venezuela scorza, j. In their native range they are simply called iguanas as are most similar animals. Spermiogenesis and testicular cycle of the lizard tropidurus torquatus squamata, tropiduridae in the cerrado of central brazil gustavo h.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Tropidurus torquatus 17001880 print iconographia zoologica special collections university of amsterdam uba01 iz12800105. It typically occurs in open areas and has one of the widest distributions of the genus, from central brazil to northern argentina rodrigues 1987. This is an evolutionary adaptation to their lowenergy diet of leaves, and to avoid detection by predatory hawks and cats who hunt by sight. Feeding ecology of eeding ecology of tropidurus torquatus w ied. Territory quality and male dominance in tropidurus torquatus squamata, tropiduridae pdf. Phylogenetics of the lizard genus tropidurus squamata. Tropidurus torquatus boulenger, 1885 tropidurus torquatus is a species of lizard in the family tropiduridae, the neotropical ground lizards. Mites and ticks of reptiles and amphibians in brazil. Tropidurus torquatus is one of the most widely distributed species of the genus, occupying open and rocky habitats with scarce vegetation from centralsoutheastern brazil, to northern argentina. The remaining soldiers of the latin army fled, but b the monster in the maze. Pdf territory quality and male dominance in tropidurus. The specific name is derived from the latin torquatus meaning wearing a twisted collar or necklace.
Species in the genus tropidurus are found on the south american mainland, especially in the amazon rainforest but also in more arid regions common name. Tropidurus torquatus goeldi 1902 an tropidurus oreadicus 2 in uska species han reptilia nga ginhulagway ni rodrigues hadton 1987. Tropidurus torquatus is a species of lizard in the family tropiduridae, the neotropical ground. Pdf reproduction in neotropical tropidurus evaluating. The demography of the lizard tropidurus torquatus core. The karyotypes were obtained by squash preparations of intestine. Pdf on jan 1, 1994, helena bergallo and others published tropidurus torquatus. A nonmetric multidimensional scaling technique revealed three groups of localities according to the diet composition. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. A detailed description of the sperm ultrastructure of tropidurus semitaeniatus and t.
Plica, uracentron, and strobilurus, previously considered synonyms of tropidurus, are resurrected. Pedro ferreira teixeira 1, carlos frederico duarte rocha 2, joaquim julio vicente 3 and sueli carvalho ribas 4. An intraindividual and intrapopulational karyotype variation in number apparently due to supernumerary chromosomes was observed in the iguanids from minas gerais and maranhao, brazil. The demography of a population of tropidurus torquatus was studied from march 1996 until december 1998, in the cerrado biome of the central brazil, using the method of capture and recapture. Apr 23, 2017 amazon lava lizards are small nonagressive reptiles that feed on invertebrates and plant material. Although tropidurus is a widely distributed lizard genus in south america and the galapagos islands, studies on space use and spatial distribution are scarce. Tropidurus torquatus is a medium lizard with strongly imbricate scales, a fold with two shallow mite bags in lateral of neck, and a wide and robust head rodrigues 1987.
Influence of temporal variation and host condition on. Feeding and reproduction ecology of the lizard tropidurus. Nematode infection in two sympatric lizards tropidurus. Chromosome mechanisms of sex determination, g and cband patterns and nucleolus organizer regions in tropidurus torquatus sauria, iguanidae s. The effects of climate warming on populations of the. Pdf we studied the body temperature of the saxicolous lizard tropidurus torquatus in a rocky outcrop of minas gerais state, brazil. We compared the effects of habitat disturbance on the feeding ecology of two local populations of tropidurus torquatus wied, 1820 in restinga habitats on ilha da marambaia, southeastern brazil. Microgeographic variation in species composition on the hepetofaunal communities of tambopata region, peru. Tarara spiny lizard tropidurus tarara eastern collared spiny lizardtropidurus torquatus gekkonidae 22 gekkonid geckos. A new tropidurus tropiduridae from the semiarid brazilian caatinga. According to rocha, vrcibradic and araujo 2000, there is a general tendency of lizard cannibalism being directed against the juveniles, owing to their. Variation in the diet of the lizard tropidurus torquatus. Feeding ecology of tropidurus torquatus wied squamata. Tropidurus torquatus is diagnosable from all congeners, except those of the torquatus group, by lacking a middorsal scale row and by having imbricate and keeled dorsal scales.
Particularmente os termos populares calango, catenga e lagartixa ou lagartixademuro, lagartixapreta e lagartixadejardim, costumam designar algumas animais pertencentes a este genero. The diet of any species is related to aspects of the local ecology of its populations as well as the evolutionary history of the taxon. Clutch size ranged from 1 egg eurolophosaurus nanuzae, plica plica, p. Tropidurus torquatus wiedneuwied, 1820 tropidurus xanthochilus m. Range structure, microhabitat use, and activity patterns. There is no widely used common name solely for species of the genus tropidurus. Divergent calcium signaling in rbcs from tropidurus torquatus. We studied the home range structure of the saxicolous lizard tropidurus torquatus based on the inland population of a rock outcrop in minas gerais state, southeastern brazil. Influence of temporal variation and host condition on helminth abundance in the lizard tropidurus hispidus from northeastern brazil volume 91 issue 3 j. We studied the body temperature of the saxicolous lizard tropidurus torquatus in a rocky outcrop of minas gerais state, brazil. Most species currently assigned to tropidurus began to be uncovered in the early 1980s and additional populations in need of formal taxonomic treatment have been cataloged ever since.
For tropical lizards, a single reproductive pattern is not evident, and the actual determinants of seasonality in reproduction remain unclear. We describe the sexual dimorphism in coloration, body shape, and body size in tropidurus torquatus, a widely distributed lizard species in central brazil. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative. Divergent calcium signaling in rbcs from tropidurus torquatus squamata tropiduridae strengthen classification in lizard evolution. Although equal weighting of all parsimony cost functions logically must maximize descriptive efficiency and explanatory power of all. This shortage becomes greater with regard to transition areas between the cerrado and other biomes bertolucci et al. Tropidurus torquatus group b a diploid number of 36 12. Abnormality in the tail of the collated lizard tropidurus gr. Stellio torquatus wiedneuwied, 1820, by subsequent designation of fitzinger 1843. Some haematological observations on tropidurus torquatus.
Nematode infection in two sympatric lizards tropidurus torquatus and ameiva ameiva with different foraging tactics in amphibiareptilia authors. Divergent calcium signaling in rbcs from tropidurus. The demography of a population of tropidurus torquatus was studied from march 1996 until december 1998, in the cerrado biome of central brazil, using the method of capture and recapture. Based on an altered concept and treated as unavailable by frost and etheridge, 1989. A new case of predation on a lizard by tropidurus hispidus. A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than tropidurus. Tropiduridae from the atlantic rainforest in southeastern brazil. By using spectrofluorimetry and loading rbcs from tropidurus torquatus with fluo3 am, we characterized the intracellular pools involved in calcium homeostasis within these cells. To verify if the purinergic receptor was a p1 binding only adenosine we have used a non hydrolysable atp analogue atp. Behavioural ecology of tropidurus hispidus on isolated rock outcrops in amazonia volume 12 issue 1 laurie j. This work evaluates the diet and the reproductive cycle of tropidurus torquatus in relation to seasonality in a rock outcrop formations in a remaining area of atlantic rainforest. During 10minute intervals, individual lizards moved five times for an average of 240 cm and tongueflicked once. Ultrastructural study of spermatozoa of the neotropical lizards. The demography of the lizard tropidurus torquatus squamata.
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