Tropidurus spinulosus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pleurodonta
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Lacertilia Infraordo: Iguania Parvordo: Pleurodonta

Holotype: USNM 5956, collected by T.J. Page on 1853.

Type locality: “Paraguay”.

Microlophus spinulosus Cope, 1862: 351 [original combination]
Tropidurus (Microlophus) spinulosus — Boettger, 1885: 216 [subsequent combination]
Tropidurus spinulosus — Boulenger, 1885: 175 [subsequent combination]

Leiocephalus (Craniopeltis) variegatus O’Shaughnessy, 1879: 301 [synonymized by Boulenger (1885: 175)

Syntypes (2): BMNH 1946.8.30.27–28, collected by E. White.

Type locality: “near Cordova [=Cordoba]”.

Cope, E.D. 1862. Catalogue of the Reptiles obtained during the Explorations of the Parana, Paraguay, Vermejo and Uraguay Rivers, by Capt. Thos. J. Page, U. S. N.; and of those procured by Lieut. N. Michler, U. S. Top. Eng., Commander of the Expedition conducting the Survey of the Atrato River. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 14: 346–359. BHL Reference page.
O’Shaughnessy, A.W.E. 1879. Description of new species of lizards in the collection of the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History Series 5, 4(22): 295–303. DOI: 10.1080/00222937908679832 BHL Reference page.

Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, P., Reyes, R., Kudera, F. & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Tropidurus spinulosus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 21 September 2018.
Cacciali, P., Carreira, S., Kacoliris, F., Montero, R. & Pelegrin, N. 2016. IUCN: Tropidurus spinulosus (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T49845666A49845674. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T49845666A49845674.en

English: Spiny Lava Lizard

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