Colobosauroides cearensis Cunha, Lima-Verde and Lima, 1991 (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae): new record for the Northeast of Brazil

Seven individuals of Colobosauroides cearensis were found in a Caatinga region in the municipality of Mauriti (7°22’46.08”S; 38°38’47.87”W) state of Ceará. The first example was captured on the 14th of December of 2016 through the pitfall method. The area in which the specimens were captured is located within the drainage basin of Salgado river, with biome Caatinga prevailing alongside its extension, and the vegetation composed of Deciduous Thorn Woodland and semi-deciduous Tropical Rainforest (IPECE, 2015). Specimens were collected by A.F. Silva-Neta and C.S.L. Matias. The specimens were deposited in the Universidade do Cariri herpetology collection, categorised by numbers (URCA-H 11.454-11.459-11.464-11.467-11468- 11.472-11.476).Asociación Herpetológica Argentin

Colobosauroides cearensis Cunha, Lima-Verde and Lima, 1991 (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae): new record for the Northeast of Brazil

Seven individuals of Colobosauroides cearensis were found in a Caatinga region in the municipality of Mauriti (7°22’46.08”S; 38°38’47.87”W) state of Ceará. The first example was captured on the 14th of December of 2016 through the pitfall method. The area in which the specimens were captured is located within the drainage basin of Salgado river, with biome Caatinga prevailing alongside its extension, and the vegetation composed of Deciduous Thorn Woodland and semi-deciduous Tropical Rainforest (IPECE, 2015). Specimens were collected by A.F. Silva-Neta and C.S.L. Matias. The specimens were deposited in the Universidade do Cariri herpetology collection, categorised by numbers (URCA-H 11.454-11.459-11.464-11.467-11468- 11.472-11.476).Asociación Herpetológica Argentin

Micrablepharus maximiliani Reinhardt and Lütken, 1861 (Reptilia, Gymnophthalmidae): new record of the Caatinga region in Brazil

Six individuals of Micrablepharus maximiliani were found in Caatinga region, Sítio Cuncas (S 7° 5’ 24.09”; W 38°43’28.20”), municipality of Barro, state of Ceará. The area is located in the drainage basin of Salgado river, prevailing alongside its extension, and the vegetation composed of Deciduous Thorny Woodland and semi-deciduous Tropical Rainforest (IPECE, 2017). The specimens were captured in August, 2014, through the visual surveys. They were collected by Tatiana F. Quirino and Dalilange B. Oliveira. The lizards were deposited in the Herpetology Collection in the Universidade Regional do Cariri, and categorized into the numbers: URCA-H 9574-9575-9576-9577-9578-9671.Asociación Herpetológica Argentin

Colobosauroides cearensis Cunha, Lima-Verde and Lima, 1991 (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae): new record for the Northeast of Brazil

Seven individuals of Colobosauroides cearensis were found in a Caatinga region in the municipality of Mauriti (7°22’46.08”S; 38°38’47.87”W) state of Ceará. The first example was captured on the 14th of December of 2016 through the pitfall method. The area in which the specimens were captured is located within the drainage basin of Salgado river, with biome Caatinga prevailing alongside its extension, and the vegetation composed of Deciduous Thorn Woodland and semi-deciduous Tropical Rainforest (IPECE, 2015). Specimens were collected by A.F. Silva-Neta and C.S.L. Matias. The specimens were deposited in the Universidade do Cariri herpetology collection, categorised by numbers (URCA-H 11.454-11.459-11.464-11.467-11468- 11.472-11.476).Asociación Herpetológica Argentin

Characterisation of microbial attack on archaeological bone

As part of an EU funded project to investigate the factors influencing bone preservation in the archaeological record, more than 250 bones from 41 archaeological sites in five countries spanning four climatic regions were studied for diagenetic alteration. Sites were selected to cover a range of environmental conditions and archaeological contexts. Microscopic and physical (mercury intrusion porosimetry) analyses of these bones revealed that the majority (68%) had suffered microbial attack. Furthermore, significant differences were found between animal and human bone in both the state of preservation and the type of microbial attack present. These differences in preservation might result from differences in early taphonomy of the bones. © 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved