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| | Brazilian Journal of Biology - Sintopy of two Tropidurus lizard species (Squamata: Tropiduridae) in a rocky Cerrado ... (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | Considering the slight ecomorphological divergence between the two Tropidurus species and their high abundance in outcrops, we suggest that interspecific territoriality is the mechanism of coexistence. |
 | | The genus Tropidurus is widely distributed in Brazil, with species in the Amazon Forest, Cerrado, Caatinga (including "Canga" open vegetation on iron rocks), and Atlantic forest (including "Restinga" vegetation coastal sand dunes) (Araujo, 1987, 1991; Rodrigues, 1987; Rocha and Bergallo, 1990; Vitt and Caldwell, 1993). |
 | | Tropidurus are very abundant diurnal lizards, with species occurring anywhere from open formations to forested habitats (Frost, 1992; Harvey and Gutberlet, 2000; Frost et al., 2001). |
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