Feeding and reproduction ecology of the lizard Tropidurus torquatus (Squamata: Tropiduridae) in a rock outcrop area in southeastern Brazil

• Published in: Revista chilena de historia natural Vol. 86; no. 2; pp. 137 - 151
• Main Authors: GOMIDES, SAMUEL C, RIBEIRO, LEONARDO B, PETERS, VERA M, SOUSA, BERNADETE M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: Sociedad de Biología de Chile 01.06.2013
• Subjects: BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION; ECOLOGY; ciclo folicular; ciclo de los testículos; ecología reproductiva; follicular cycle; diet; testicular cycle; cambios estacionales; reproductive ecology; seasonal changes; dieta

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. The data indicate that the lizards feed mainly on arthropods and plant material. The female reproductive activity varies...