---
title: "Striped Lava Lizard"
description: "Tropidurus semitaeniatus — Reptiles. Tropidurus semitaeniatus, the striped lava lizard, is a species of lizard of the Tropiduridae family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/striped-lava-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Striped Lava Lizard

> Tropidurus semitaeniatus — Reptiles. Tropidurus semitaeniatus, the striped lava lizard, is a species of lizard of the Tropiduridae family.

- Scientific name: *Tropidurus semitaeniatus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1076
- Wikidata: [Q3540757](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3540757)
- iNaturalist taxon: [38975](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/38975)

## Names

- en: Striped Lava Lizard

## Countries with the most observations

BR (1015)

## Summary

Tropidurus semitaeniatus, the striped lava lizard, is a species of lizard of the Tropiduridae family. It is found in Brazil.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: NINA WENÓLI · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/85994997

## Machine access

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