Tropidurus oreadicus

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Tropidurus oreadicus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Tropiduridae
Genus: Tropidurus
Species:
T. oreadicus
Binomial name
Tropidurus oreadicus
Rodrigues, 1987

Tropidurus oreadicus or better known in Brazil as calango is a species of lizard of the Tropiduridae family. [1] [2] It is endemic to Brazil and widely distributed in the biomes of Cerrado. [1] and Caatinga.

Males grow to 104 mm (4.1 in) and females to 85 mm (3.3 in) in snout–vent length (SVL). The tail is 1.2–1.8 times SVL. [3] It is oviparous. [2] It has a reproductive period aligning with the rainy season in the biomes of Cerrado and Caatinga, it can also be found in urban environments. Examples being Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro and others. The juveniles are slimmer meanwhile the adults are more robust, they have a detachable tail to distract predators.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Colli, G.R.; Fenker, J.; Tedeschi, L.; Bataus, Y.S.L.; Uhlig, V.M.; Lima, A.; Nogueira, C. de C.; Borges-Nojosa, D.M.; Costa, G.C.; de Moura, G.J.B.; Winck, G.; Silva, J.R.S.; Viñas, L.V.; Ribeiro Júnior, M.A.; Hoogmoed, M.S.; Tinôco, M.S.T.; Almeida-Santos, P.; Valadão, R.; de Oliveira, R.B.; Avila-Pires, T.C.S.; Ferreira, V.L.; de Menezes, V.A. (2021). "Tropidurus oreadicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T49845644A159255459. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 Tropidurus oreadicus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 5 April 2022.
  3. ↑ Avila-Pires, T.C.S. (1995). "Lizards of Brazilian Amazonia (Reptilia: Squamata)". Zoologische Verhandelingen. 299: 151–159.
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