Tropidurus catalanensis no known English name
This species was elevated from a subspecies of Tropidurus torquatus in 2013. Some researchers do not accept its newfound species status, and still consider it a subspecies.
Iguaçu National Park, Paraná, BrazilNovember 7, 2006
no known English name (Tropidurus catalanensis) no known English name (Tropidurus catalanensis) no known English name (Tropidurus catalanensis)
These lizards were common around Iguaçu National Park. The first one I saw was the handsome tree-hugging adult pictured above. Most of the others I saw were on rocks, which befits their "Lava Lizard" name. The second photo here is a juvenile on a mossy forest rock. The third photo shows one of several lizards that were hanging out on partly-submerged boulders with crashing waterfalls only a few yards away.
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