| Tropidurus catalanensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Tropiduridae |
| Genus: | Tropidurus |
| Species: | T. catalanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Tropidurus catalanensis | |
Tropidurus catalanensis is a species of lizard in the family Tropiduridae, the neotropical ground lizards. [2]
It is native to South America, where it can be found in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Brazil. [3]
The Tropiduridae are a family of iguanid lizards. The family is sometimes considered a subfamily, Tropidurinae. The subfamily is native to South America, including the islands of Trinidad and the Galápagos. Commonly known as Neotropical ground lizards, most are ground-dwelling animals, and the subfamily includes some lizards adapted to relatively cold climates, including those of the Andes mountains and Tierra del Fuego. Several species give birth to live young.
Tropidurus is a genus of reptiles. The genus includes many species of Neotropical ground lizards. Tropidurus is the type genus of the family Tropiduridae.
Iguania is an infraorder of squamate reptiles that includes iguanas, chameleons, agamids, and New World lizards like anoles and phrynosomatids. Using morphological features as a guide to evolutionary relationships, the Iguania are believed to form the sister group to the remainder of the Squamata, which comprise nearly 11,000 named species, roughly 2000 of which are iguanians. However, molecular information has placed Iguania well within the Squamata as sister taxa to the Anguimorpha and closely related to snakes. The order has been under debate and revisions after being classified by Charles Lewis Camp in 1923 due to difficulties finding adequate synapomorphic morphological characteristics. Most iguanians are arboreal but there are several terrestrial groups. They usually have primitive fleshy, non-prehensile tongues, although the tongue is highly modified in chameleons. Today they are scattered occurring in Madagascar, the Fiji and Friendly Islands and Western Hemisphere.
Stenocercus fimbriatus, the western leaf lizard, is a species of lizard in the Tropiduridae family. It is found in the eastern Amazon Basin in Peru, Brazil, and Bolivia.
Microlophus habelii, commonly known as the Marchena lava lizard, is a species of lava lizard endemic to the Galapagos island of Marchena.
Microlophus koepckeorum, commonly known as Frost's iguana, is a species of lava lizard in the family Tropiduridae. The species is endemic to Peru.
Tropidurus torquatus is a species of lizard in the family Tropiduridae, the Neotropical ground lizards. Its common name is Amazon lava lizard. The species is endemic to South America. There are no subspecies.
Plica plica is a species of lizard in the family Tropiduridae, the Neotropical ground lizards. Its common names include collared tree lizard, collared tree runner,tree runner, and harlequin racerunner. In Guyana it is known as wakanama.
Coleodactylus elizae is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.
Stenocercus doellojuradoi is a species of lizard in the family Tropiduridae. The species is native to southeastern South America.
Tropidurus callathelys is a species of lizard of the Tropiduridae family. It is found in Bolivia and Brazil.
Tropidurus chromatops is a species of lizard of the Tropiduridae family. It is found in Bolivia and Brazil.
Tropidurus cocorobensis is a species of lizard of the Tropiduridae family. It is found in Brazil.
Tropidurus etheridgei, also known commonly as Etheridge's lava lizard, is a species of lizard of the family Tropiduridae. The species is endemic to South America.
Tropidurus guarani is a species of lizard in the family Tropiduridae. The species is native to central South America.
Tropidurus helenae is a species of lizard in the family Tropiduridae. The species is native to northeastern Brazil.
Tropidurus hispidus, Peters's lava lizard or neotropical lava lizard, is a species of lizard of the Tropiduridae family. It is found in Brazil, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana.
Tropidurus insulanus is a species of lizard of the Tropiduridae family. It is endemic to Brazil and is known from pockets of savanna within the Amazon rainforest of Pará and Mato Grosso states.
Tropidurus oreadicus or better known in Brazil as calango is a species of lizard of the Tropiduridae family. It is endemic to Brazil and widely distributed in the biomes of Cerrado. and Caatinga.
Tropidurus spinulosus, the spiny lava lizard, is a species of lizard of the Tropiduridae family. It is found in Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina.
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