Tropidurus etheridgei, also known commonly as Etheridge's lava lizard, is a species of lizard of the family Tropiduridae. The species is endemic to South America.
Etymology
The specific name, etheridgei, is in honor of American herpetologist .
Geographic range
T. etheridgei is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of T. etheridgei are forest and savanna.
Reproduction
T. etheridgei is oviparous.
References
Further reading
- , , (2013). "Checklist of lizards and amphisbaenians of Argentina: an update". Zootaxa 3613 (3): 201âÂÂ238.
- , Köhler G (2019). "Diversity of Tropidurus (Squamata: Tropiduridae) in ParaguayâÂÂan integrative taxonomic approach based on morphological and molecular genetic evidence". Zootaxa 4375 (4): 511âÂÂ536.
- (1982). "A new species of Tropidurus (Sauria, Iguanidae) from the arid Chacoan and western regions of Argentina". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas (97): 1âÂÂ10. (Tropidurus etheridgei, new species). (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).
- , , (1998). "Ecology of the lizard Tropidurus etheridgei (Squamata: Tropiduridae) from the dry Chaco of Salta, Argentina". Herpetological Natural History 6 (1): 23âÂÂ31. (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).
- , (1999). "The lizards and amphisbaenians of Bolivia (Reptilia, Squamata): checklist, localities, and bibliography". Graellsia 55: 199âÂÂ215. (Tropidurus etheridgei, p. 207). (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).