Check List 12(5): e19584, doi: 10.15560/12.5.1982
Diploglossus lessonae Peracca, 1890 (Squamata: Anguidae): new records from northeast Brazil and notes on distribution
expand article infoFrancis Luiz Santos Caldas‡, Daniel Oliveira Santana‡, Renato Gomes Faria§, Adriana Bocchiglieri§, Daniel Oliveira Mesquita|
‡ Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Brazil§ Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Brazil| Universidade Federal da Paraiba, Brazil

Corresponding author: Francis Caldas ( francisluizmetal@gmail.com )

© 2017 Francis Caldas, Daniel Santana, Renato Faria, Adriana Bocchiglieri, Daniel Mesquita.
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Citation: Caldas F, Bocchiglieri A, Santana D, Faria R, Mesquita D (2016) Diploglossus lessonae Peracca, 1890 (Squamata: Anguidae): new records from northeast Brazil and notes on distribution. Check List 12(5): 1982. https://doi.org/10.15560/12.5.1982
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Abstract
The family Anguidae contains three subfamilies: Gerrhonotinae, Anguinae, and Diploglossinae. In Brazil, there are four described anguid species, all from the subfamily Diploglossinae. Herein, we present the first records of Diploglossus lessonae Peracca, 1890 from the state of Sergipe and new records for the states of Paraíba and Ceará. The records compiled here for the Caatinga can reveal a pattern of widely distributed species in the biome.
Keywords
lizards; Diploglossinae; Sergipe; Caatinga; Atlantic Forest