Kentropyx calcarata | |
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in Brazil. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Teiidae |
Genus: | Kentropyx |
Species: | K. calcarata
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Binomial name | |
Kentropyx calcarata Spix, 1825
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Kentropyx calcarata, commonly known as the striped forest whiptail, is a species of lizard endemic to South America.[1]
Kentropyx calcarata commonly participate in communal nesting. While no clear reasoning has been found, a recent study suggested that communally incubated eggs took up less water while also yielding larger offsprings. [2]
The striped forest whiptail lives in the South American countries of Brazil, Bolivia, Venezuela and northeastern South American countries such as French Guiana and Suriname.[1]
Kentropyx calcarata specimens are sometimes plagued by the parasitic protist, Plasmodium lepidoptiformis.[3]