Leposoma scincoides Spix, 1825

Fig. 15

Type locality.

Banks of Rio Amazon, Brazil.

Distribution.

In the Caatinga it is recorded only in the state of Bahia. It shows restricted distribution in the Caatinga and occurs along one ecoregion (Table 1; Appendix S3). Distributed in high elevation areas (822-926 m a.s.l.), with annual mean temperature 20 to 21°C, and average annual rainfall between 806 and 908 mm.

Ecological notes.

Fossorial and diurnal (Teixeira and Fonseca 2003). It inhabits high altitude areas with forested vegetation inside Caatinga (Damasceno et al. 2020). Diet based mainly on arthropods, being Isoptera, Araneae and Collembola the most representative items. Oviparous, the female usually lays two eggs at a time (Teixeira and Fonseca 2003).