Etheridge's Lava Lizard articles - Encyclopedia of Life

Distribution

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Continent: South-America
Distribution: Bolivia (Beni, Cochabamba, Chuquisaca, La Paz, Santa Cruz, Tarija), Argentina (Cordoba, Chaco, La Rioja, San Luis, Formosa, Corrientes, CÃ³rdoba), Brazil (Mato Grosso), Paraguay
Type locality: Argentina, Cordoba, Mina Claveros, 1200 m

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Tropidurus etheridgei

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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 Richard Emmett Etheridge.^[2]

Geographic range

T. etheridgei is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of T. etheridgei are forest and savanna.^[1]

Reproduction

T. etheridgei is oviparous.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Aparicio, J.; Cacciali, P.; Carreira, S.; Gonzales, L.; Kacoliris, F.; Montero, R.; Moravec, J.; Nogueira, C. de C.; Pelegrin, N.; Scott, N. (2019). "Tropidurus etheridgei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T49845544A49845548. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T49845544A49845548.en. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Tropidurus etheridgei, p. 86).
^ ^a ^b Tropidurus etheridgei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 April 2022.

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Tropidurus etheridgei: Brief Summary