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No. of bitstreams: 1 MatheusMeiraRibeiro_DISSERT.pdf: 2262615 bytes, checksum: 5662dbed314c2e188fa6793a4b519635 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-06-26 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior (CAPES) / A fam?lia Gymnophthalmidae est? distribu?da desde o sul do M?xico ao norte da Argentina, ocorrendo tamb?m em regi?es do Caribe e algumas ilhas continentais da Am?rica Central e do Sul; atualmente, 87 esp?cies desta fam?lia ocorrem no Brasil e 15 destas com distribui??o conhecida para a Caatinga. Dentre as esp?cies da Caatinga, algumas t?m ampla distribui??o nas diferentes fitofisionomias, especialmente em ambientes mais r?sticos, a exemplo de Vanzosaura multiscutata, enquanto outras s?o reconhecidas como tendo distribui??o relictual em ?reas de clima mais ameno, geralmente em ambientes serranos com predomin?ncia de vegeta??o arb?rea, como ? o caso de Anotosaura vanzolinia. Considerando que, durante onze anos de estudos sobre a herpetofauna de ?rea de Caatinga stricto sensu da Depress?o Sertaneja setentrional no Rio Grande do Norte, foi registrada apenas V. multiscutata, e que, com amplia??o desses trabalhos para ?reas Serranas e/ou com vegeta??o arb?rea e clima mais ameno (?reas de exce??o ou Caatinga lato sensu) da Para?ba e Rio Grande do Norte, registraram-se tamb?m A. vanzolinia, este trabalho buscou ampliar e aprofundar o conhecimento sobre a ecologia e hist?ria natural destas esp?cies para identificar poss?veis fatores que justifiquem suas distribui??es. Foram realizadas duas expedi??es, com dura??o de vinte dias cada, ? ?rea Serrana de Caatinga no Rio Grande do Norte, nos meses de mar?o e setembro de 2014. Utilizando busca ativa e armadilhas de intercepta??o e queda, foram coletados 38 esp?cimes de V. multiscutata e 18 de Anotosaura vanzolinia. Devido ? diferen?a nas amostras, foram analisados o uso do espa?o (habitat e microh?bitats), ecologia t?rmica e dieta para cada esp?cie. A utiliza??o do habitat foi similar, mas V. multiscutata foi encontrada em ambientes com solo exposto. Para ambas as esp?cies constataram-se correla??es positivas entre as temperaturas corporais e as do substrato e do ar, enquanto correla??es negativas entre as temperaturas corporais e as porcentagens de umidade relativa. Vanzosaura multiscutata e A. vanzolinia demonstraram similaridade quanto ? dieta, com ambas se alimentando predominantemente de insetos, com maiores ?ndices de import?ncia para Hymenoptera/Formicidae (Ix= 29,6 e Ix= 40,1; respectivamente). Os maiores volumes das presas consumidas por V. multiscutata foi Blattaria (36,8%) e por A. vanzolinia foi Hymenoptera/Formicidae (22,8%). Os resultados deste trabalho justificam parcialmente os padr?es de distribui??o conhecidos para estas esp?cies, al?m de ampliar e aprofundar o conhecimento sobre v?rios aspectos da ecologia e hist?ria natural de lagartos gimnoftalm?deos no semi?rido brasileiro. / The Gymnophtalmidae family is distributed from South Mexico to North Argentina, also occurring in the Caribbean region and in some continental islands of Central and South Americas; currently, 87 species from this family occur in Brazil, 15 of which have a known distribution along the Caatinga. Among the Caatinga species, some have a wide distribution in the different phytophysiognomies, particularly in more rustic environments, Vanzosaura multiscutata for example, while others are known for having a relictual distribution in areas with milder climate, generally in mountain environments where arboreal vegetation is predominant, as is the case for Anotosaura vanzolinia. Considering that during eleven years of studies on the Caatinga herpetofauna stricto sensu on the Northern Hinterland Depression in Rio Grande do Norte, only V. multiscutata was recorded and with the expansion of these works to Mountain areas and/or with arboreal vegetation and milder climate (exception areas or Caatinga lato sensu) in Para?ba and Rio Grande do Norte, A. vanzolinia was recorded, this work aimed to expand and deepen knowledge on the ecology and natural history of these species in order to identify possible factors that may justify their distribution. Two 20 days expeditions were conducted to each Mountain Caatinga area in Rio Grande do Norte, during the months of March and September 2014. Using active search and pitfall traps, 38 specimens of V. multiscutata and 18 of Anotosaura vanzolinia were collected. Considering the difference in samples, space use (habitat and microhabitats), thermal ecology and diet were analyzed for each species. Habitat use was similar, but V. multiscutata was found in environments with exposed grounds. For both species, positive correlations were found between body temperature and substrate and air temperatures, while negative correlations were found between body temperature and relative humidity percentages. Vanzosaura multiscutata and A. vanzolinia showed similarities regarding diet, with both feeding predominantly of insects, with greater importance rates for Hymenoptera/Formicidae (Ix= 29.6 e Ix= 40.1; respectively). Highest prey consumption volumes by V. multiscutata was Blattaria (36.8%) and by A. vanzolinia was Hymenoptera/Formicidae (22.8%). This works results partially confirmed the distribution patterns known for both species, aside from expanding and deepening knowledge on various aspects regarding ecology and natural history of gymnophthalmids lizards in the Brazilian semiarid region.