Tropidurus insulanus
| Tropidurus insulanus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Tropiduridae |
| Genus: | Tropidurus |
| Species: | T. insulanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Tropidurus insulanus Rodrigues, 1987 | |
Tropidurus insulanus is a species of lizard of the Tropiduridae family. It is endemic to Brazil[1][2] and is known from pockets of savanna within the Amazon rainforest of Pará and Mato Grosso states.[1]
Males grow to 86 mm (3.4 in) and females to 75 mm (3.0 in) in snout–vent length (SVL). The tail is 1.4–1.5 times SVL.[3] It is oviparous.[2]
References
- ^ a b c 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 insulanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T49845594A159255265. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ a b Tropidurus insulanus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 April 2022.
- ^ Avila-Pires, T.C.S. (1995). "Lizards of Brazilian Amazonia (Reptilia: Squamata)". Zoologische Verhandelingen. 299: 151–159.