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Amazon Lava Lizard
Tropidurus torquatus (Wied-Neuwied, 1820)
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 torquatus is a species of lizard in the family Tropiduridae, the Neotropical ground lizards. Its common name is Amazon lava lizard. The species is endemic to South America. There are no subspecies.
Wikipedia contributors, Tropidurus torquatus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:13:27.149832+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Tropidurus torquatus (Wied-Neuwied, 1820)
- Name authority
- (Wied-Neuwied, 1820)
- Common name
- Amazon Lava Lizard
- 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 torquatus (Wied-Neuwied, 1820)
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 |
| 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 |
| Tropidurus catalanensis Gudynas & Skuk, 1983 | TropiduridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Stellio torquatus Wied-Neuwied, 1820 Wied-Neuwied, 1820 | synonym |
| Taraguira darwinii Gray, 1845 Gray, 1845 | synonym |
| Tropidurus hygomi | ambiguous synonym |
| Agama hispida sive Spix, 1825 Spix, 1825 | synonym |
| Tropidurus hispida | synonym |
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=torquatus 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:59CPD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.