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Tropidurus oreadicus

Tropidurus oreadicus

Rodrigues, 1987
Lagartixa

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

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Conservation status: Least Concern


Description


Tropidurus oreadicus or better known in Brazil as calango is a species of lizard of the Tropiduridae family. It is endemic to Brazil and widely distributed in the biomes of Cerrado. and Caatinga.

Males grow to 104 mm and females to 85 mm in snout–vent length (SVL). The tail is 1.2–1.8 times SVL. It is oviparous. It has a reproductive period aligning with the rainy season in the biomes of Cerrado and Caatinga, it can also be found in urban environments. Examples being Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro and others. The juveniles are slimmer meanwhile the adults are more robust, they have a detachable tail to distract predators.

Source: Wikipedia, article Tropidurus oreadicus. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 637904
  Adult

Chapada dos Guimaraes
Mato Grosso
Brazil
02/01/2019
Glauco Oliveira
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Photography ID: 637901
  Immature

Chapada dos Guimaraes
Mato Grosso
Brazil
02/01/2019
Glauco Oliveira



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
229783601/02/2019BrazilMato GrossoParque Nacional Chapada dos Guimarães, Chapada dos GuimaraesGlauco Oliveira
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Tropidurus oreadicus – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.