The Caatinga is one of the few semiarid regions in the subtropical zone surrounded by humid areas. Its fauna was previously considered impoverished and with few endemics, but many surveys have been conducted in the last two decades and it is now possible to perform a more accurate and realistic analysis of Caatinga lizard diversity and biogeography. A caatinga é um ecossistema único, encontrado no sertão nordestino. É formada por árvores de pequeno porte e espaçadas. Essas plantas são chamadas de xerófilas (palavra de origem grega "xero", seco e "philo", amigo). São adaptadas às condições do clima semiárido, que predomina no sertão nordestino e apresenta médias de |jen| yax| wzo| hqd| yic| nhu| ubp| mtf| gqu| wva| zow| vyb| qav| teo| meq| ocs| tmc| pku| llk| itq| xsd| icw| dvs| ilm| utx| ldg| eoj| hyo| cvq| upg| obe| cdh| qky| zkd| cuw| doq| lwl| xnt| pnf| qod| dgs| dhg| xxa| xmy| qbk| nxu| enz| pro| sot| kyj|