Tropidurus guarani

Tropidurus guarani
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Tropiduridae
Genus:	Tropidurus
Species:	T. guarani
Binomial name
	Tropidurus guarani; B. Álvarez, Cei & Scolaro, 1994
Synonyms
	Tropidurus spinulosus guarani; B. Álvarez, Cei & Scolaro, 1994; Tropidurus guarani; — M. Harvey & Gutberlet, 1998;

Last updated February 16, 2025

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 2 3 Scott, N.; Cacciali, P. (2019). "Tropidurus guarani ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T49845554A49845560. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
1 2 3 4 5 Tropidurus guarani at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 5 April 2022.
↑ 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).

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 Zoology7 (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". Zootaxa4375 (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". Herpetologica54 (4): 493–520. (Tropidurus spinulosus, new taxonomic status).

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[iucn_status_11_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 Scott, N.; Cacciali, P. (2019). "Tropidurus guarani ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T49845554A49845560. Retrieved 16 December 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 5 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).

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