Urostrophus gallardoi

Urostrophus gallardoi
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Leiosauridae
Genus:	Urostrophus
Species:	U. gallardoi
Binomial name
	Urostrophus gallardoi; Etheridge & E. Williams, 1991

Last updated October 06, 2025

Urostrophus gallardoi is a species of lizard in the family Leiosauridae. The species is native to South America.

Etymology

The specific name, gallardoi, is in honor of Argentinean herpetologist José María Alfonso Félix Gallardo.^[2]

Geographic range

U. gallardoi is found in northwestern Argentina and southern Bolivia.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of U. gallardoi is forest, at altitudes of 600–1,300 m (2,000–4,300 ft).^[1]

Diet

U. gallardoi preys upon insects.^[1]

Reproduction

U. gallardoi is oviparous.^[3]

References

1 2 3 Embert, D.; Gonzales, L.; Aguayo, R.; Aparicio, J.; Muñoz, A.; Pelegrin, N. (2019). "Urostrophus gallardoi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T203157A2761220. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T203157A2761220.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
↑ 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. (Urostrophus gallardo, p. 97).
1 2 Species Urostrophus gallardoi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

Dirksen L, De la Riva I (1999). "The lizards and amphisbaenians of Bolivia (Reptilia, Squamata): checklist, localities, and bibliography". Graellsia55: 199–215. (Urostrophus gallardoi, p. 204). (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).
Etheridge R, Williams EE (1991). "A Review of the South American Lizard Genera Urostrophus and Anisolepis (Squamata: Iguania: Polychrotidae)". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology12 (5): 317–361. (Urostrophus gallardoi, new species, pp. 323–326, Figures 1–2).
Tedesco, María Esther; Álvarez, Blanca Beatriz (1992). "Urostrophus gallardoi (Iguania: Polychrotidae) nuevas localidades para Argentina ". Facena9: 111–115. (in Spanish).
Torres, Sebastian Enrique (1996). "Geographic Distribution. Urostrophus gallardoi (Steppe Iguana)". Herpetological Review27 (4): 212.

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[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 Embert, D.; Gonzales, L.; Aguayo, R.; Aparicio, J.; Muñoz, A.; Pelegrin, N. (2019). "Urostrophus gallardoi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T203157A2761220. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T203157A2761220.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[2] 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. (Urostrophus gallardo, p. 97).

[RDB-3] 1 2 Species Urostrophus gallardoi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

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