Kentropyx striata

Kentropyx striata, known commonly as the striped whiptail, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is endemic to northern South America.

Kentropyx striata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Teiidae
Genus: Kentropyx
Species:
K. striata
Binomial name
Kentropyx striata
(Daudin, 1802)
Synonyms[2]

Geographic range

K. striata is found in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.[2]

Habitat

The natural habitats of K. striata are savanna and inland freshwater wetlands.[1]

Reproduction

K. striata is oviparous.[2]

References
  1. Calderón, M.; Ouboter, P.; Hoogmoed, M.; Murphy, J. (2019). "Kentropyx striata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T44579747A44579754. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T44579747A44579754.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Kentropyx striata at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 July 2019.

Further reading
  • Avila-Pires TCS, Palheta GS, Silva MB, Sturaro MJ (2017). "Geographic Variation in Kentropyx striata (Reptilia: Teiidae): Can We Distinguish Between Isolated Populations?" South American Journal of Herpetology 12 (3): 224–235.
  • Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. ... Teidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I-XXIV. (Centropyx striatus, p. 340).
  • Daudin FM (1802). Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière des Reptiles; Ouvrage faisant suite à l'Histoire Naturelle générale et particulière, composée par Leclerc de Buffon; et rédigée par C.S. Sonnini, membre de plusieurs sociétés savantes. Tome troisième. Paris: F. Dufart. 452 pp. (Lacerta striata, new species, pp. 247–250). (in French and Latin).
  • Harvey MB, Ugueto GN, Gutberlet RL Jr (2012). "Review of Teiid Morphology with a Revised Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the Teiidae (Lepidosauria: Squamata)". Zootaxa 3459: 1–156.



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