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title: "Striped Forest Whiptail"
description: "Kentropyx calcarata — Rettili. Kentropyx calcarata, commonly known as the striped forest whiptail, is a species of lizard endemic to South America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/striped-forest-whiptail
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Striped Forest Whiptail

> Kentropyx calcarata — Rettili. Kentropyx calcarata, commonly known as the striped forest whiptail, is a species of lizard endemic to South America.

- Scientific name: *Kentropyx calcarata*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `jungle` (Giungla)
- iNaturalist observations: 1132
- Wikidata: [Q3013450](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3013450)
- iNaturalist taxon: [84459](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/84459)

## Names

- en: Striped Forest Whiptail
- de: Gestreifter Waldpeitschenschwanz
- es: Lagartija selvática rayada
- fr: Kentropyx à éperons

## Countries with the most observations

BR (503), GF (385), SR (100), GY (54)

## Summary

Kentropyx calcarata, commonly known as the striped forest whiptail, is a species of lizard endemic to South America.

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

## Photo

![Striped Forest Whiptail](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/striped-forest-whiptail/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/331022715

## Machine access

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