Micrablepharus maximiliani Reinhardt and Lütken, 1861 (Reptilia, Gymnophthalmidae): new record of the Caatinga region in Brazil

Abstract

Six individuals of Micrablepharus maximiliani were found in Caatinga region, Sítio Cuncas (S 7° 5’ 24.09”; W 38°43’28.20”), municipality of Barro, state of Ceará. The area is located in the drainage basin of Salgado river, prevailing alongside its extension, and the vegetation composed of Deciduous Thorny Woodland and semi-deciduous Tropical Rainforest (IPECE, 2017). The specimens were captured in August, 2014, through the visual surveys. They were collected by Tatiana F. Quirino and Dalilange B. Oliveira. The lizards were deposited in the Herpetology Collection in the Universidade Regional do Cariri, and categorized into the numbers: URCA-H 9574-9575-9576-9577-9578-9671.