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Tropidurus insulanus Rodrigues, 1987
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Tropidurus insulanus is a species of lizard of the Tropiduridae family. It is endemic to Brazil and is known from pockets of savanna within the Amazon rainforest of Pará and Mato Grosso states.
Males grow to 86 mm (3.4 in) and females to 75 mm (3.0 in) in snout–vent length (SVL). The tail is 1.4–1.5 times SVL. It is oviparous.
Wikipedia contributors, Tropidurus insulanus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T14:56:12.951560+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Tropidurus insulanus Rodrigues, 1987
- Name authority
- Rodrigues, 1987
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Tropiduridae
- Genus
- Tropidurus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderIguania
- familyTropiduridae
- genusTropidurus
- speciesTropidurus insulanus Rodrigues, 1987
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Tropidurus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Tropidurus chromatops Harvey & Gutberlet, 1998 | TropiduridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Etheridge's Lava LizardTropidurus etheridgei Cei, 1982 | TropiduridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tropidurus guarani Alvarez, Cei & Scolaro, 1994 | TropiduridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Reinhardt's Lava LizardTropidurus hygomi Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862 | TropiduridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tropidurus itambere Rodrigues, 1987 | TropiduridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tropidurus psammonastes Rodrigues, Kasahara & Yonenaga-Yassuda, 1988 | TropiduridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Striped Lava LizardTropidurus semitaeniatus (Spix, 1825) | TropiduridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Spiny Lava LizardTropidurus spinulosus (Cope, 1862) | TropiduridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Amazon Lava LizardTropidurus torquatus (Wied-Neuwied, 1820) | TropiduridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tropidurus lagunablanca Carvalho, 2016 | TropiduridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Keeled Lava LizardTropidurus bogerti Roze, 1958 | TropiduridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tropidurus callathelys Harvey & Gutberlet, 1998 | TropiduridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Tropidurus&species=insulanus Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:59CMZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.