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Notomabuya frenata

Notomabuya frenata

Lagartija de Cristal

Family: Scincidae
Order: Squamata
Class: Reptilia
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Synonyms: Mabuya frenata.





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Description


Notomabuya is a genus of skinks. It contains one species, Notomabuya frenata, which is found in South America (Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and northeast Argentina.

Characteristics: This species is viviparous and shows sexual dimorphism in body size, with adults females being bigger than males.

Ecology: N. frenata is a diurnal and viviparous species, and its diet is composed mainly by small arthropods, although preying in another smaller lizards and even cannibalism were already registered.

Source: Wikipedia, article Notomabuya frenata. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 15/07/2026.





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Species photographs

Count: 27

Foto
Photography ID: 670041
  Adult

Estancia Ña Blanca
Concepción
Paraguay
01/22/2026
Dominic Oviedo Löwen
Foto
Photography ID: 669670
  Adult

Nautica Cardenal
San Pedro
Paraguay
01/05/2026
Dominic Oviedo Löwen
Foto
Photography ID: 586731
  Adult

Machagai
Chaco
Argentina
12/22/2022
Agustín Méndez Renedo
Foto
Photography ID: 585093
  Adult

Serra do Amolar
Mato Grosso do Sul
Brazil
02/10/2019
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 568296
  Adult

Parque Nacional El Impenetrable
Chaco
Argentina
04/14/2017
Diego Carus
Foto
Photography ID: 538160
  Adult

Colonia Benitez
Chaco
Argentina
12/26/2018
Martín Lépez
Foto
Photography ID: 526027
 
Puerto Reconquista
Santa Fe
Argentina
02/03/2023
Nilo Casco
Foto
Photography ID: 484674
  Adult

Reserva Privada Yaguarundi
Misiones
Argentina
02/16/2016
Carlos Agulian
Foto
Photography ID: 441539
  Adult

Valenzuela
Cordillera
Paraguay
12/02/2016
Guillermo Menéndez



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Species records

Count: 30



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242372522/01/2026ParaguayConcepciónEstancia Ña BlancaDominic Oviedo Löwen
242264505/01/2026ParaguaySan PedroNautica CardenalDominic Oviedo Löwen
229093406/04/2025ParaguayCordilleraPuerto OlivaresDominic Oviedo Löwen
211129911/03/2024ArgentinaCorrientesReserva Natural Laguna Brava, Laguna Brava, Corrientes CapitalEsteban Geronimo Javier Luque
180044224/07/2023ArgentinaChacoZona del camping, Parque Nacional El Impenetrable1Mauro Carballo
172885403/02/2023ArgentinaSanta FeIsla la Fuente, Puerto ReconquistaNilo Casco
172204601/02/2023ArgentinaSanta FeIsla la Fuente, Puerto Reconquista1Nilo Casco
204235522/12/2022ArgentinaChacoMachagaiAgustín Méndez Renedo
93343112/06/2019ArgentinaMisionesLa aripuca, Puerto IguazúEduardo Beltrocco
89103121/02/2019ArgentinaMisionesTacuapi Lodge, Aristóbulo del VallePablo Rivero
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Notomabuya frenata – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 02/11/2026.