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Guarani Spiny Lizard Tropidurus guarani

Description

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Tropidurus guarani is a species of lizard in the family Tropiduridae.[2] The species is native to central South America.

Etymology

The specific name, guarani, refers to the Guarani language and culture of Paraguay.[3]

Geographic range

T. guarani is found in Paraguay[1][2] and Brazil.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of T. guarani is rocky outcrops in dry forest.[1]

Reproduction

T. guarani is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Scott, N.; Cacciali, P. (2019). "Tropidurus guarani ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T49845554A49845560. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e Tropidurus guarani at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 April 2022.
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Tropidurus guarani, p. 110).

Further reading

  • Álvarez BB, Cei JM, Scolaro JA (1994). "A new subspecies of Tropidurus spinulosus (Cope 1862) from the subtropical wet mesic Paraguayan region (Reptilia Squamata Tropiduridae)". Tropical Zoology 7 (1): 161–179. (Tropidurus spinulosus guarani, new subspecies).
  • Cacciali P, Köhler G (2018). "Diversity of Tropidurus (Squamata: Tropiduridae) in Paraguay—an integrative taxonomic approach based on morphological and molecular genetic evidence". Zootaxa 4375 (4): 511–536.
  • Harvey MB, Gutberlet RL (1998). "Lizards of the Genus Tropidurus (Iguania: Tropiduridae) from the Serranía de Huanchaca, Bolivia: New Species, Natural History, and a Key to the Genus". Herpetologica 54 (4): 493–520. (Tropidurus spinulosus, new taxonomic status).



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Common Names

  • Unknown Name , Unknown Language , Unknown Country

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Reptilia

    Order: Squamata

    Family: Tropiduridae

    Genus: Tropidurus

    Species: Guarani Spiny Lizard Tropidurus guarani

    Conservation Status

    least concern (LC)