.::::: Lizards of the World - Iguania - Tropidurus :::::.
Last update: 11 August, 2004

A genus of south american lizards which has recently been split into more genera.

Tropidurus Wied-Neuwied, 1825
Doryphorus Cuvier, 1829
Platynotus Wagler, 1830
Strobilurus Wiegmann, 1834
Tapinurus Amaral, 1933
Taraguira Gray, 1845
Uperanodon Duméril & Bibron, 1837
Tropidurus arenarius (Tschudi, 1845)
Liocephalus lineogularis Werner, 1901
Liocephalus rhodogaster Boulenger, 1901
Ophryoessoides arenarius (Tschudi, 1845)
Steironotus arenarius Tschudi, 1845
Distribution: Brazil, French Guiana, Trinidad and Venezuela.
Tropidurus bogerti Roze, 1958
Plica bogerti (Roze, 1958)
Distribution: Venezuela.
Tropidurus callathelys Harvey & Gutberlet, 1998
 
Distribution: Bolivia.
Tropidurus catalanensis Gudynas & Skuk, 1983
Tropidurus torquatus catalanensis Gudynas & Skuk, 1983
Distribution: Uruguay.
Tropidurus chromatops Harvey & Gutberlet, 1998
 
Distribution: Bolivia.
Tropidurus cocorobensis Rodrigues, 1987
 
Distribution: Brazil.
Tropidurus erythrocephalus Rodrigues, 1987
 
Distribution: Brazil.
Tropidurus etheridgei Cei, 1982
 
Distribution: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay.
Tropidurus guarani Alvarez, Cei & Scolaro, 1994
Tropidurus spinulosus guarani Alvarez, Cei & Scolaro, 1994
Distribution: Paraguay.
Tropidurus helenae (Manzini & Abe, 1990)
Tapinurus helenae Manzini & Abe, 1990
Distribution: Brazil.
Tropidurus hispidus (Spix, 1825)
Agama cyclurus Spix, 1825
Agama hispida Spix, 1825
Agama nigrocollaris Spix, 1825
Proctotretus toelsneri Berthold, 1859
Taraguira smithii Gray, 1845
Trachycyclus superciliaris Günther, 1861
Tropidurus macrolepis Reinhardt & Lütken, 1861
Tropidurus torquatus hispidus (Spix, 1825)
Uraniscodon hispida (Spix, 1825)
Distribution: Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Surinam and Venezuela.
Tropidurus hygomi Reinhardt & Lütken, 1861
 
Distribution: Brazil.
Tropidurus insulanus Rodrigues, 1987
 
Distribution: Brazil.
Tropidurus itambere Rodrigues, 1987
 
Distribution: Brazil.
Tropidurus melanopleurus Boulenger, 1902

  • melanopleurus Boulenger, 1902
    Tropidurus praeornatus Müller, 1924
  • pictus Müller, 1924
    Tropidurus pictus Müller, 1924
    • Distribution: Argentina (pictus), Bolivia (both) and Peru.
    Tropidurus montanus Rodrigues, 1987
     
    Distribution: Brazil.
    Tropidurus mucujensis Rodrigues, 1987
     
    Distribution: Brazil.
    Tropidurus oreadicus Rodrigues, 1987
     
    Distribution: Brazil.
    Tropidurus panstictus Myers & Donnelly, 2001
     
    Distribution: Venezuela.
    Tropidurus pinima (Rodrigues, 1984)
    Tapinurus pinima Rodrigues, 1984
    Distribution: Brazil.
    Tropidurus psammonastes Rodrigues, Kasahara & Yonenaga-Yassuda, 1988
     
    Distribution: Brazil.
    Tropidurus semitaeniatus (Spix, 1825)
    Agama semitaeniatus Spix, 1825
    Platynotus semitaeniatus (Spix, 1825)
    Steirolepis semitaeniata (Spix, 1825)
    Tapinurus scutipunctatus Amaral, 1933
    Tapinurus semitaeniatus (Spix, 1825)
    Distribution: Brazil.
    Tropidurus spinulosus (Cope, 1862)
    Leiocephalus variegatus O’Shaughnessy, 1879
    Microlophus spinulosus Cope, 1862
    Plica stejnegeri Burt & Burt, 1930
    Distribution: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay.
    Tropidurus strobilurus Frost, 1992
    Doryphorus spinosus Guichenot, 1855
    Strobilurus torquatus Wiegmann, 1834
    Distribution:
    Tropidurus torquatus (Wied-Neuwied, 1820)
    Agama brasiliensis Raddi, 1822
    Agama operculata Lichtenstein, 1822
    Agama tuberculata Spix, 1825
    Ecphymotes torquatus (Spix, 1825)
    Stellio torquatus Wied-Neuwied, 1820
    Taraguira darwini Gray, 1845
    Tropidurus catalanensis Gudynas & Skuk, 1983
    Tropidurus microlepidotus Fitzinger, 1843
    Distribution: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana and Surinam
    Tropidurus xanthochilus Harvey & Gutberlet, 1998
     
    Distribution: Bolivia.
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