| Urostrophus gallardoi | |
|---|---|
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 | |
Urostrophus gallardoi is a species of lizard in the family Leiosauridae. The species is native to South America.
The specific name, gallardoi, is in honor of Argentinean herpetologist José María Alfonso Félix Gallardo. [2]
U. gallardoi is found in northwestern Argentina and southern Bolivia. [3]
The preferred natural habitat of U. gallardoi is forest, at altitudes of 600–1,300 m (2,000–4,300 ft). [1]
The Crotaphytidae, or collared lizards, are a family of desert-dwelling reptiles native to the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Alternatively they are recognized as a subfamily, Crotaphytinae, within the clade Pleurodonta. They are very fast-moving animals, with long limbs and tails; some species are capable of achieving bipedal running at top speed. This species is carnivorous, feeding mainly on insects and smaller lizards. The two genera contain 12 species.
The spiny weapontail is a species of lizard belonging to the monotypic genus Hoplocercus in the family Hoplocercidae. The species is found in the Cerrado and adjacent Cerrado–Amazon mosaics in Brazil and Bolivia.
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 Iguanias are arboreal but there are several terrestrial groups. They usually have primitive fleshy, non-prehensile tongues, although the tongue is highly modified in chameleons. The group has a fossil record that extends back to the Early Jurassic. Today they are scattered occurring in Madagascar, the Fiji and Friendly Islands and Western Hemisphere.
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Silvestri's worm lizard is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to South America.
Polychrus acutirostris, the Brazilian bush anole, is a species of lizard native to southern and eastern Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, and eastern Bolivia. It is diurnal.
Cercosaura eigenmanni, known commonly as Eigenmann's prionodactylus, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to South America
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Liolaemus cranwelli, also known commonly as Cranwell's tree iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is native to Bolivia.
Liolaemus donosobarrosi, also known commonly as Donoso-Barros' tree iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Argentina.
Liolaemus duellmani, also known commonly as Duellman's tree iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Argentina.
Liolaemus fittkaui is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Bolivia.
Liolaemus fitzgeraldi, also known commonly as Fitzgerald's tree iguana and la lagartija de Aconcagua, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is native to southwestern South America.
Liolaemus foxi, also known commonly as Fox’s lizard and la lagartija de Fox in Chilean Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Chile.
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Stenocercus festae, also known commonly as Peracca's whorltail iguana and Peracca's whorl-tailed iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Tropiduridae. The species is endemic to Ecuador.
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