Tropiduridae
Diving Lizard
Uranoscodon superciliosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Uranoscodon superciliosus, the mop-headed iguana, is a South American lizard found in Amazonian flooded and unflooded forest riparian zones.
Tropical Thornytail Iguana
Uracentron flaviceps (Guichenot, 1855)
Uracentron flaviceps, tropical thornytail iguana, is an arboreal Amazon Rainforest lizard with distinct physical traits and nesting habits.
Amazon Lava Lizard
Tropidurus torquatus (Wied-Neuwied, 1820)
Tropidurus torquatus is a widely distributed South American medium-sized ground-dwelling lizard that often lives in open habitats.
Spiny Lava Lizard
Tropidurus spinulosus (Cope, 1862)
The spiny lava lizard Tropidurus spinulosus is a Tropiduridae lizard found across parts of South America.
Striped Lava Lizard
Tropidurus semitaeniatus (Spix, 1825)
Tropidurus semitaeniatus, the striped lava lizard, is a Tropiduridae lizard species found in Brazil.
Black Lava Lizard
Tropidurus melanopleurus Boulenger, 1902
Tropidurus melanopleurus, the Black Lava Lizard, is a sexually dimorphic Andean lizard with distinct sex-based thermoregulation traits.
Etheridge's Lava Lizard
Tropidurus etheridgei Cei, 1982
Etheridge's lava lizard (Tropidurus etheridgei) is an oviparous South American lizard that lives in forests and savannas.
Western Collared Spiny Lizard
Tropidurus catalanensis Gudynas & Skuk, 1983
Tropidurus catalanensis is a neotropical ground lizard native to several countries in South America.
Peters' Lava Lizard
Tropidurus hispidus (Spix, 1825)
Tropidurus hispidus is the largest species in the Tropidurus genus of lizards, found across northern South America.
Cerrado Lava Lizard
Tropidurus oreadicus Rodrigues, 1987
Tropidurus oreadicus is an endemic Brazilian lizard found in Cerrado, Caatinga, and some urban areas.
Chaco Spiny Lizard
Tropidurus lagunablanca Carvalho, 2016
Tropidurus lagunablanca is a Tropiduridae lizard species found in Paraguay and Brazil.
Keeled Whorltail Iguana
Stenocercus varius Boulenger, 1885
The keeled whorltail iguana, Stenocercus varius, is a tropidurid lizard species found in Ecuador.
Duméril's Whorltail Iguana
Stenocercus trachycephalus (Duméril, 1851)
Duméril's whorltail iguana (Stenocercus trachycephalus) is a Tropiduridae lizard species found in Colombia.
Lesser Ornate Whorltail Iguana
Stenocercus ornatissimus (Girard, 1858)
The lesser ornate whorltail iguana (Stenocercus ornatissimus) is a Tropiduridae lizard found in Peru.
West Ecuadorian Whorl-tailed Iguana
Stenocercus iridescens (Günther, 1859)
Stenocercus iridescens is a Tropiduridae lizard species found in Peru, Colombia, and Ecuador.
Günther's Whorltail Iguana
Stenocercus guentheri (Boulenger, 1885)
Stenocercus guentheri, or Günther's whorltail iguana, is an oviparous lizard native to northwestern South America.
Western Leaf Lizard
Stenocercus fimbriatus Avila-Pires, 1995
The western leaf lizard (Stenocercus fimbriatus) is an oviparous Tropiduridae lizard found in the eastern Amazon Basin.
Violet-bellied Whorl-tailed Iguana
Stenocercus erythrogaster (Hallowell, 1856)
Stenocercus erythrogaster is a Tropiduridae lizard species found in Colombia and Venezuela.
Spiny Whorltail Iguana
Stenocercus crassicaudatus (Tschudi, 1845)
Spiny whorltail iguana is a Tropiduridae lizard species found in southeastern Peru’s Cusco.
Modest Whorltail Iguana
Stenocercus modestus (Tschudi, 1845)
Stenocercus modestus, the modest whorltail iguana, is an endangered lizard endemic to west-central Peru.
Blue-lipped Tree Lizard
Plica umbra (Linnaeus, 1758)
Plica umbra is a Tropiduridae lizard species known as blue-lipped tree lizard, found across multiple South American countries.
Collared Treerunner
Plica plica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Plica plica is a tree-dwelling South American and Caribbean lizard with moss-matching mint-chocolate-chip coloration.
Caribbean Treerunner
Plica caribeana Murphy & Jowers, 2013
Plica caribeana, the Caribbean treerunner, is a Tropiduridae South American lizard found in northern South America and nearby islands.
Peru Pacific Iguana
Microlophus peruvianus (Lesson, 1830)
The Peru Pacific iguana, Microlophus peruvianus, is an endemic lava lizard of western South America.
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