Kentropyx calcarata

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata

Subordo: Lacertoidea
Superfamilia: Gymnophthalmoidea

Familia: Teiidae
Subfamilia: Teiinae
Genus: Kentropyx
Species: Kentropyx calcarata
Name

Kentropyx calcarata Spix, 1825: 21

Holotype: ZSM 190. [lost]

Type locality: “flumen Itapicurú in provincia Maranhao”.
Combinations

Kentropyx calcaratus Spix, 1825: 21 [original combination, incorrect gender agreement]

References
Primary references

Spix, J.B. von 1825. Animalia nova sive species nova lacertarum quas in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII-MDCCCXX jussu et auspicius Maximiliani Josephi I Bavariae Regis suscepto collegit et descripsit Dr. J. B. de Spix. T. O. Weigel; F. S. Hübschmanni, Monachii: Lipsiae. 26 pp. BHL

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2022. Kentropyx calcarata. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 6 November 2018.

Vernacular names
English: Striped Forest Whiptail

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

Behavior

Kentropyx calcarata commonly participate in communal nesting. While no clear reasoning has been found, a recent study suggested that communally incubated eggs took up less water while also yielding larger offsprings. [2]
Geographic range

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

Kentropyx calcarata specimens are sometimes plagued by the parasitic protist, Plasmodium lepidoptiformis.[3]
References

Kentropyx calcarata [1] at the Reptile Database.
Filadelfo, Thiago; Dantas, Pedro Tourinho; Ledo, Roger Maia D. (2014-02-10). "Evidence of a communal nest of Kentropyx calcarata (Squamata: Telidae) in the Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil". Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology. 12 (2): 143. doi:10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v12i2p143-146. ISSN 2316-9079.

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.