| Tropidurus hygomi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Tropiduridae |
| Genus: | Tropidurus |
| Species: | T. hygomi |
| Binomial name | |
| Tropidurus hygomi J.T. Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862 | |
Tropidurus hygomi, also known commmonly as Reinhardt's lava lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Tropiduridae. [2] The species is native to the Northeast Region of Brazil.
The specific name, hygomi, is in honor of Danish merchant seaman Vilhelm Johannes Willaius Hygom (born 1818), who collected natural history specimens, both land and marine. [3]
T. hygomi is found in the Brazilian states of Bahia and Sergipe. [1] [2]
The preferred natural habitat of T. hygomi is sandy areas, [1] [2] in forest and shrubland. [1]
T. hygomi has an average snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 3.43 cm (1.35 in). [1]
T. hygomi is terrestrial and diurnal. [1]
T. hygomi preys predominately upon ants, beetles, and termites, but also eats larvae and adults of other insects, spiders, wood lice, centipedes, and millipedes. [1]
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