Tropiduridae

Uranoscodon superciliosus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Uranoscodon superciliosus, the mop-headed iguana, is a South American lizard found in Amazonian flooded and unflooded forest riparian zones.

Uracentron flaviceps (Guichenot, 1855)

Uracentron flaviceps, tropical thornytail iguana, is an arboreal Amazon Rainforest lizard with distinct physical traits and nesting habits.

Tropidurus torquatus (Wied-Neuwied, 1820)

Tropidurus torquatus is a widely distributed South American medium-sized ground-dwelling lizard that often lives in open habitats.

Tropidurus spinulosus (Cope, 1862)

The spiny lava lizard Tropidurus spinulosus is a Tropiduridae lizard found across parts of South America.

Tropidurus semitaeniatus (Spix, 1825)

Tropidurus semitaeniatus, the striped lava lizard, is a Tropiduridae lizard species found in Brazil.

Tropidurus melanopleurus Boulenger, 1902

Tropidurus melanopleurus, the Black Lava Lizard, is a sexually dimorphic Andean lizard with distinct sex-based thermoregulation traits.

Tropidurus etheridgei Cei, 1982

Etheridge's lava lizard (Tropidurus etheridgei) is an oviparous South American lizard that lives in forests and savannas.

Tropidurus catalanensis Gudynas & Skuk, 1983

Tropidurus catalanensis is a neotropical ground lizard native to several countries in South America.

Tropidurus hispidus (Spix, 1825)

Tropidurus hispidus is the largest species in the Tropidurus genus of lizards, found across northern South America.

Tropidurus oreadicus Rodrigues, 1987

Tropidurus oreadicus is an endemic Brazilian lizard found in Cerrado, Caatinga, and some urban areas.

Tropidurus lagunablanca Carvalho, 2016

Tropidurus lagunablanca is a Tropiduridae lizard species found in Paraguay and Brazil.

Stenocercus varius Boulenger, 1885

The keeled whorltail iguana, Stenocercus varius, is a tropidurid lizard species found in Ecuador.

Stenocercus trachycephalus (Duméril, 1851)

Duméril's whorltail iguana (Stenocercus trachycephalus) is a Tropiduridae lizard species found in Colombia.

Stenocercus ornatissimus (Girard, 1858)

The lesser ornate whorltail iguana (Stenocercus ornatissimus) is a Tropiduridae lizard found in Peru.

Stenocercus iridescens (Günther, 1859)

Stenocercus iridescens is a Tropiduridae lizard species found in Peru, Colombia, and Ecuador.

Stenocercus guentheri (Boulenger, 1885)

Stenocercus guentheri, or Günther's whorltail iguana, is an oviparous lizard native to northwestern South America.

Stenocercus fimbriatus Avila-Pires, 1995

The western leaf lizard (Stenocercus fimbriatus) is an oviparous Tropiduridae lizard found in the eastern Amazon Basin.

Stenocercus erythrogaster (Hallowell, 1856)

Stenocercus erythrogaster is a Tropiduridae lizard species found in Colombia and Venezuela.

Stenocercus crassicaudatus (Tschudi, 1845)

Spiny whorltail iguana is a Tropiduridae lizard species found in southeastern Peru’s Cusco.

Stenocercus modestus (Tschudi, 1845)

Stenocercus modestus, the modest whorltail iguana, is an endangered lizard endemic to west-central Peru.

Plica umbra (Linnaeus, 1758)

Plica umbra is a Tropiduridae lizard species known as blue-lipped tree lizard, found across multiple South American countries.

Plica plica (Linnaeus, 1758)

Plica plica is a tree-dwelling South American and Caribbean lizard with moss-matching mint-chocolate-chip coloration.

Plica caribeana Murphy & Jowers, 2013

Plica caribeana, the Caribbean treerunner, is a Tropiduridae South American lizard found in northern South America and nearby islands.

Microlophus peruvianus (Lesson, 1830)

The Peru Pacific iguana, Microlophus peruvianus, is an endemic lava lizard of western South America.