Kentropyx calcarata

Kentropyx calcarata
Striped forest whiptails in Brazil.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Sauria
Family: Teiidae
Genus: Kentropyx
Species: K. calcarata
Binomial name
Kentropyx calcarata
Spix, 1825

Kentropyx calcarata, commonly known as the striped forest whiptail, is a species of lizard endemic to South America.[1]

Geographic range

The striped forest whiptail lives in the South American countries of Brazil, Bolivia, Venezuela and northeastern South American countries such as French Guyana and Suriname.[1]

Parasites

Kentropyx calcarata specimens are sometimes plagued by the parasitic protist, Plasmodium lepidoptiformis.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Kentropyx calcarata at the Reptile Database.
  2. Telford SB Jr, Telford SB III. 2003. Rediscovery and redescription of Plasmodium pifanoi and description of two additional parasites of Venezuelan lizards. J. Parasitol. 89 (2): 362-368.

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