First record of Colobosaura modesta (Reinhardt and Lütken, 1862) (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) to the Cariri region, state of Ceará, Brazil, with a map of its geographical distribution

Eliza Freire; Jaqueiuto Jorge; Leonardo Ribeiro

doi:10.15560/8.5.970

Check List 8(5): 970-972, doi: 10.15560/8.5.970

First record of Colobosaura modesta (Reinhardt and Lütken, 1862) (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) to the Cariri region, state of Ceará, Brazil, with a map of its geographical distribution

Eliza Maria Xavier Freire^‡, Jaqueiuto da Silva Jorge^‡, Leonardo Barros Ribeiro^§

‡ Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil§ Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco, Brazil

Corresponding author: Eliza Freire ( elizajuju1000@gmail.com )

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Citation: Freire E, Jorge J, Ribeiro L (2012) First record of Colobosaura modesta (Reinhardt and Lütken, 1862) (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) to the Cariri region, state of Ceará, Brazil, with a map of its geographical distribution. Check List 8(5): 970-972. https://doi.org/10.15560/8.5.970

Abstract

We provide a new record of Colobosaura modesta for the state of Ceará and a distribution map for the species. The record for the municipality of Crato represents a distribution extension of ca. 270 km southeastern from the municipality of Crateús, Ceará, the closest known record.

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