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Kentropyx viridistriga (BOULENGER, 1894)

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Higher TaxaTeiidae, Teiinae, Gymnophthalmoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Green Kentropyx
Portuguese: Calango, Calanguinho, Calanguinho-de-Listras-Verdes 
SynonymCentropyx viridistriga BOULENGER 1894: 343
Centropyx viridistriga — BOULENGER 1898: 125
Kentropyx viridistriga — HELLMICH 1960: 62
Kentropyx viridistriga — PETERS et al. 1970: 152
Kentropyx viridistriga — DIRKSEN & DE LA RIVA 1999
Kentropyx viridistriga — HARVEY et al. 2012 
DistributionParaguay, Argentina (Chaco, Corrientes), Brazil (Mato Grosso), Bolivia (Santa Cruz)

Type locality: near Asunción, Paraguay  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesType: BMNH 1946.8.29.31 (and possibly additional specimens). 
DiagnosisDiagnosis. Distinguished from striata and borckiana by small dorsal scales at midbody that gradually increase in size from the ventral scutes to the midbody line, rather than enlarged dorsal scales and lateral granules demonstrating a distinct size demarcation along line of contact; from calcarata, pelviceps and altamazonica by three dorsolateral light stripes per side, rather than zero to two, and by scales of the rump comparable in size rather than being smaller than the supracaudals; distinguished from vanzoi by 17-27 femoral pores, rather than 8-11; distinguished from paulensis by a solid middorsal band originating at the parietal region, widening posteriorly, reaching its greatest width midway between axilla and groin, then gradually narrowing to the base of the tail, rather than a narrow middorsal stripe that extends posteriorly from the parietal region to the tail, branching near the forelimbs (of the adults) and forming two stripes that gradually separate and then coalesce at the base of the tail. (Gallagher & Dixon 1992: 156)


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CommentSynonymy: TEDESCO & CEI (1997) revalidated Kentropyx lagartija GALLARDO 1962 which was synonymized with K. viridistriga by GALLAGHER & DIXON 1992.

Distribution. See map (Fig. 8) in Gallagher & Dixon 1992: 144. 
EtymologyNamed after Latin viridis, green + Latin striga, row; strip of land. (BOULENGER 1894, Esteban Lavilla, pers. comm., April 2024) 
References
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  • Boulenger, G.A. 1894. List of reptiles and batachians collected by Dr. T. Bohls near Asuncion, Paraguay. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 13: 342-348 - get paper here
  • Boulenger, George Albert 1898. A list of reptiles, batrachians, and fishes collected by Cav. Guido Boggiani in the Northern Chaco. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova Serie 2, 19: 125-127 - get paper here
  • Cacciali, Pier; Norman J. Scott, Aida Luz Aquino Ortíz, Lee A. Fitzgerald, and Paul Smith 2016. The Reptiles of Paraguay: Literature, Distribution, and an Annotated Taxonomic Checklist. SPECIAL PUBLICATION OF THE MUSEUM OF SOUTHWESTERN BIOLOGY, NUMBER 11: 1–373 - get paper here
  • Cei, J.M. 2003. SPECIFIC SUPRAOCULAR SCUTELLATION PATTERNS AS SIGNIFICANT DIAGNOSTIC CHARACTERS: A TAXONOMIC INTER- AND INTRAGENERIC "FINGER-PRINT" IN LACERTILIA. Facena 19: 129-135 - get paper here
  • Gallagher D S & Dixon J R. 1992. Taxonomic revision of the South American lizard genus Kentropyx Spix (Sauria, Teiidae). Boll. Mus. Reg. Sci. Nat. Torino 10 (1): 125-171
  • Gallardo, José M. 1969. Las especies de saurios (Reptilia) de la Provincia de Santa Fe, Argentina, y consideraciones sobre su ecologia y zoogeografia. Neotropica 15 (47): 73-81
  • Gallardo,J.M. 1962. El género Kentropyx (Sauria, Teiidae) en la República Argentina. Acta Zoologica Lilloana 18: 243-345
  • Gonzalez R. C. et al. 2020. Lista dos Nomes Populares dos Répteis no Brasil – Primeira Versão. Herpetologia Brasileira 9 (2): 121 – 214 - get paper here
  • Grant, C. 1959. Herpetology of Barbados, B.W.I. Herpetologica 15 (2): 97-101 - get paper here
  • HARVEY, MICHAEL B.; GABRIEL N. UGUETO & RONALD L. GUTBERLET, Jr. 2012. Review of Teiid Morphology with a Revised Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the Teiidae (Lepidosauria: Squamata). Zootaxa 3459: 1–156 - get paper here
  • Hellmich, Walter 1960. Die Sauria des Gran Chaco und seiner Randgebiete. Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse (101): 1-131
  • Ortiz, Martín A.; Boretto, Jorgelina M.; Ibargüengoytía, Nora R. 2016. Reproductive biology of the southernmost Kentropyx lizard from the Wet Chaco of Corrientes, Argentina. The Herpetological Journal 26 (2): 119-130 - get paper here
  • Pérez-Iglesias, Juan Manuel; Jofré, Laura E.; Rueda, Marta Patricia 2017. Primeros registros de la herpetofauna en dos areas naturales protegidas de la provincia de Santiago del Estero (Argentina). Cuad. herpetol. 32 (1): 49-57 - get paper here
  • Strussman,C. & de Carvalho,M.A. 1998. New herpetological records for the state of Mato Grosso, western Brazil. Herpetological Review 29 (3): 183-185 - get paper here
  • Tedesco M. E. and Cei J. M. 1997. Osteological research on the genus Kentropyx from Argentina and revalidation of the specific status for Kentropyx lagartija (Gallardo, 1962) (Squamata: Teiidae). Boll. Mus. Reg. Sci. Nat. Torino 15 (1): 231-240
  • Tedesco M. E.; Cei J. M.; Porcel, E. & Alvarez, B.B. 1994. Variabilidad poblacional en el género Kentropyx (Squamata, Teiidae) del norte argentino. Cuadernos de Herpetologia 8 (1): 83-86 - get paper here
  • Tulli, M.J. & Scrocchi, G.J. 2005. Un caso de puesta comunal en Kentropyx lagartija (Squamata: Teiidae). Cuadernos de Herpetología 10 (1): 57-60 - get paper here
  • Werneck, F.P., Giugliano, L.G., Collevatti, R.G. & Colli, G.R. 2009. Phylogeny, biogeography and evolution of clutch size in South American lizards of the genus Kentropyx (Squamata: Teiidae). Molecular Ecology 18: 262-278 - get paper here
  • Zaracho, Víctor Hugo; Ingaramo, María del Rosario; Semhan, Romina Valeria; Etchepare, Eduardo; Acosta, José Luis; Falcione, Ana Camila; Álvarez, Blanca 2014. Herpetofauna de la Reserva Natural Provincial Isla Apipé Grande (Corrientes, Argentina). Cuad. herpetol. 28 (2): 153-160 - get paper here
 
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