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Basic information
Tropidurus hispidus
Amazon Lava Lizard
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyTropidurids
GenusTropidurid lizards
- English name
- Amazon Lava Lizard
- Alternative names
- Calangão, Calango, Calango-Comum, Calango-do-Cerrado, Calango-Grande, Calango-Urbano, Catende, Catenga, Catexa, Guaripete, Labigó, Lagartixa, Lagartixa-Preta, Lagartixa-Preta-de-Muro, Lagarto, Neotropical Lava Lizard, Papa-Vento, Peters' Lava Lizard, Tuqueque
- Synonyms
- Agama cyclurus, Agama hispida, Agama nigrocollaris, Proctotretus toelsneri, Taraguira smithii, Trachycyclus superciliaris, Tropidurus macrolepis
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Savanna
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal, Saxicolous, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 139 mm
- Body mass
- max 95.5 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~0.7 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 28 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 2 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
- Body temperature
- 32.2–36 °C
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 1–14 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–3 × per year
- Sex determination
- Genetic sex determination
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 59CMR · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 10249 · dryad-v5
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 19679 · dryad-v5