Copeoglossum arajara (Reboucas-Spieker, 1981)

Figs 9.1 and 17

Type locality.

Arajara, state of Ceará, Brazil.

Distribution.

Caatinga endemic species. It is registered in the states of Ceará, Pernambuco, and Piauí . It is widespread in the Caatinga and occurs along three ecoregions (Table 1; Appendix S3). Distributed in low to high elevation areas (23-927 m a.s.l.), with annual mean temperature 21 to 28°C, and average annual rainfall between 523 and 1,413 mm.

Ecological notes.

Terrestrial and diurnal. It is recorded in a narrow transitional area, on the edges of the forest and open areas, in different mesic environments (Ribeiro et al. 2008; Roberto and Loebmann 2010; Roberto et al. 2010). Diet based mainly on arthropods, being Isoptera the most representative item. Viviparous, the female usually with clutch of 2-9 embryos (Ribeiro et al. 2015).