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Tropidurus hispidus Spix 1825 (Sauria, Tropiduridae): a new host for Oswaldofilaria petersi Bain & Sulahian 1974 (Nematoda, Onchocercidae)

Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2003
No presente trabalho descreve-se a ocorrência de Oswaldofilaria petersi Bain & Sulahian 1974 (Nematoda, Onchocercidae) em Tropidurus hispidus Spix 1825 (Sauria, Tropiduridae). Um macho e uma fêmea de O.
Silva R.J., Kohlsdorf T.
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Bipedal locomotion in Tropidurus torquatus (Wied, 1820) and Liolaemus lutzae Mertens, 1938

Brazilian Journal of Biology
Bipedalism has evolved on numerous occasions in phylogenetically diverse lizard families. In this paper we describe, for the first time, bipedal locomotion on South American lizards, the sand-dweller Liolaemus lutzae and the generalist Tropidurus ...
O. Rocha-Barbosa, MFC. Loguercio, ALR. Velloso, ACC. Bonates   +3 more
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Habitat Structural Effect on Squamata Fauna of the Restinga Ecosystem in Northeastern Brazil

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2014
In this work, we surveyed data on richness and composition of squamatan reptiles and habitat structural effect in nine areas of restinga ecosystem in the State of Bahia, northeastern Brazil. The “restinga” ecosystems are coastal sand dune habitats on the
EDUARDO J.R. DIAS, CARLOS F.D. ROCHA
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Pterygosomatidae and Trombiculidae mites infesting Tropidurus hispidus (Spix, 1825) (Tropiduridae) lizards in northeastern Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Biology
Parasitism of the lizard Tropidurus hispidus by Geckobiella sp. and by larvae of Eutrombicula alfreddugesi was examined in a mountainous area in Chapada do Araripe (07° 16' S and 39° 26' W), southern Ceará State, Brazil.
MMS Delfino, SC Ribeiro, IP Furtado, LA Anjos, WO Almeida   +4 more
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Feeding ecology of the lizard Tropidurus oreadicus Rodrigues 1987 (Tropiduridae) at Serra dos Carajás, Pará state, northern Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Biology
Tropidurus species commonly prey on arthropods, but they may also feed on vertebrates and plant material. The lizard Tropidurus oreadicus (Tropiduridae) is common in open vegetation habitats and generally has sexual dimorphism.
CFD. Rocha, CC. Siqueira
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Simplified three-dimensional model provides anatomical insights in lizards' caudal autotomy as printed illustration

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2015
Lizards' caudal autotomy is a complex and vastly employed antipredator mechanism, with thorough anatomic adaptations involved. Due to its diminished size and intricate structures, vertebral anatomy is hard to be clearly conveyed to students and ...
JOANA D.C.G. DE AMORIM, ISADORA TRAVNIK, BERNADETE M. DE SOUSA   +2 more
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Lizard predation Tropidurus hispidus (Squamata, Tropiduridae) by false coral snake Oxyrhopus trigeminus (Squamata, Dipsadidae) in the Caatinga, in northeastern Brazil

, 2017
The predation of lizards is rarely observed in the wild, and events involving snakes are scarcer still. Here we document in detail the predation of a lizard (Tropidurus hispidus (Spix, 1825)) by a snake (Oxyrhopus trigeminus Duméril, Bibron & Duméril ...
Mikalauskas, Jefferson Simanas, Santana, Daniel Oliveira, Ferrari, Stephen Francis   +2 more
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A new subspecies of Tropidurus spinulosus (Cope 1862) from the subtropical wet mesic Paraguayan region (Reptilia Squamata Tropiduridae) [PDF]

, 2020
A new subspecies of the Tropidurus spinulosus group is recognized and described as Tropidurus spinulosus guarani. Its distribution area corresponds to the wet mesic region from central Paraguayan districts east of Asunción and Paraguay River ...
Cei, José Miguel Alfredo María, Scolaro, José Alejandro, Álvarez, Blanca Beatriz   +2 more
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Reproduction Of Tropidurus Montanus Rodrigues, 1987 (tropiduridae), A Lizard From A Seasonal Habitat Of South-eastern Brazil, And A Comparison With Other Tropidurus Species

, 2015
The reproductive and fat body cycles of the lizard Tropidurus montanus (Tropiduridae) were studied in a seasonal, open habitat at Minas Gerais State, south-eastern Brazil. Lizards were sampled monthly from June 1996 to June 1997.
Van Sluys M., Mendes H.M.A., Assis V.B., Kiefer M.C.   +3 more
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Appendix to On the distribution and conservation of the South American lizard genus Tropidurus Wied-Neuwied, 1825 (Squamata: Tropiduridae)

, 2013
Appendix to Carvalho, André Luiz Gomes de. 2013. On the distribution and conservation of the South American lizard genus Tropidurus Wied-Neuwied, 1825 (Squamata: Tropiduridae). Zootaxa, Vol 3640(1): pp. 42–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3640.1.
Carvalho, André Luiz Gomes de
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