Kentropyx calcarata explained
Kentropyx calcarata, commonly known as the striped forest whiptail, is a species of lizard endemic to South America.[1]
Behavior
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]
Geographic range
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]
Parasites
Kentropyx calcarata specimens are sometimes plagued by the parasitic protist, Plasmodium lepidoptiformis.[3]
Further reading
- Spix JB. 1825. Animalia nova sive species nova lacertarum, quas in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII - MDCCCXX jussu et auspicius Maximiliani Josephi I. Bavariae Regis. Munich: F.S. Hübschmann. iv + 26 pp. + Plates I-XXVIII. (Kentropyx calcaratus, p. 21 + Plate XXII, Figure 2).
- Uetz P, Etzold T. 1996. "The EMBL/EBI Reptile Database". Herpetological Review 27 (4): 174–175.
Notes and References
- Kentropyx calcarata http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Kentropyx&species=calcarata at the Reptile Database.
- Filadelfo. Thiago. Dantas. Pedro Tourinho. Ledo. Roger Maia D.. 2014-02-10. Evidence of a communal nest of Kentropyx calcarata (Squamata: Telidae) in the Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil. Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology. 12. 2. 143. 10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v12i2p143-146. 2316-9079. free.
- Telford SB Jr, Telford SB III. 2003. Rediscovery and redescription of Plasmodium pifanoi and description of two additional parasites of Venezuelan lizards. J. Parasitol. 89 (2): 362-368.
