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This study aimed to inventory the diversity of lizards in two forest remnants, the "BIS" forest and the "UFAC" forest, both located in Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, observing the abundance, richness, species composition and seasonality. The work occurred between September 2009 and August 2010, totaling twelve phases, with nocturnal activity and use of the methods "visual search limited by time" and "occasional encounter". We obtained 122 records distributed in four families, seven species and 86 specimens for BIS and four families, nine species and 36 individuals, for UFAC, totaling an overall of ten species and five families (Polychrotidae, Tropiduridae, Spharodactylidae, Scincidae and Gymnophthalmidae). The two areas were different in relation to the species, where, Plica umbra occurred only in the BIS forest and Mabuya sp., Anolis transversalis and Potamites ecpleopus presented themselves only in the UFAC forest. In this study we found that the most efficient method was time limited search (PLTn) with ten species and 116 specimens recorded by this method.
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Erlange Araújo Damasceno. Licence en sciences biologiques, Universidade Federal do Acre, Campus Floresta de Cruzeiro do Sul, licence en sciences biologiques.
