Tropidurus guarani

Tropidurus guarani
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
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

Tropidurus guarani is a species of lizard in the family Tropiduridae. The species is native to central South America.

Etymology

The specific name, guarani, refers to the Guarani language and culture of Paraguay.

Geographic range

T. guarani is found in Paraguay and Brazil.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of T. guarani is rocky outcrops in dry forest.

Reproduction

T. guarani is oviparous.

References

Further reading

• 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 Zoology 7 (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". Zootaxa 4375 (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". Herpetologica 54 (4): 493–520. (Tropidurus spinulosus, new taxonomic status).