Copeoglossum nigropunctatum (Spix, 1825)

Figs 9.2 and 17

Type locality.

Ecgá, Brazil.

Distribution.

In the Caatinga it is registered in the states of Alagoas, Bahia, Ceará, Paraíba, Pernambuco and Piauí . It is widespread in the Caatinga and occurs along seven ecoregions (Table 1; Appendix S3). Distributed in low to high elevation areas (80-872 m a.s.l.), with annual mean temperature 21 to 27°C, and average annual rainfall between 447 and 1,467 mm.

Ecological notes.

Terrestrial and diurnal. Lives in leaf litter and tree trunks in open areas and forest (Vitt and Blackburn 1991; Ávila-Pires 1995; Borges-Nojosa and Caramaschi 2003). In the Caatinga it can be found in dense arboreal vegetation with some shrubby elements in compact sandy soil (Cavalcanti et al. 2014). Diet based mainly on arthropods, being Isoptera, Araneae and Homoptera the most representative items (Vitt et al. 1997a; Mesquita et al. 2006). Viviparous, the female usually with clutch of 2-9 embryos (Vitt and Blackburn 1991).