---
title: "Peters' Lava Lizard"
description: "Tropidurus hispidus — Reptiles. Tropidurus hispidus, Peters's lava lizard or neotropical lava lizard, is a species of lizard of the Tropiduridae family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/peters-lava-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Peters' Lava Lizard

> Tropidurus hispidus — Reptiles. Tropidurus hispidus, Peters's lava lizard or neotropical lava lizard, is a species of lizard of the Tropiduridae family.

- Scientific name: *Tropidurus hispidus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 3478
- Wikidata: [Q755136](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q755136)
- iNaturalist taxon: [114590](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/114590)

## Names

- en: Peters' Lava Lizard
- de: Kielschwanzleguan
- fr: Tropidure à collier
- nl: Kielstaartleguaan

## Countries with the most observations

BR (2298), VE (209), GY (157), SR (53), CO (31), GF (4)

## Summary

Tropidurus hispidus, Peters's lava lizard or neotropical lava lizard, is a species of lizard of the Tropiduridae family. It is found in South America.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropidurus_hispidus

## Photo

![Peters' Lava Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/peters-lava-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: formicacid · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/303973847

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/peters-lava-lizard?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).