---
title: "Blue-lipped Tree Lizard"
description: "Plica umbra — Gady. Plica umbra, the blue-lipped tree lizard or harlequin racerunner, is a species of lizard in the family Tropiduridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/blue-lipped-tree-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Blue-lipped Tree Lizard

> Plica umbra — Gady. Plica umbra, the blue-lipped tree lizard or harlequin racerunner, is a species of lizard in the family Tropiduridae.

- Scientific name: *Plica umbra*
- Category: `reptiles` (Gady)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las)
- iNaturalist observations: 961
- Wikidata: [Q3392438](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3392438)
- iNaturalist taxon: [38958](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/38958)

## Names

- en: Blue-lipped Tree Lizard
- de: Grüner Stelzenläufer
- fr: Tropidure ombré

## Countries with the most observations

PE (301), BR (248), GF (187), EC (82), CO (28), GY (28), SR (26), BO (20)

## Summary

Plica umbra, the blue-lipped tree lizard or harlequin racerunner, is a species of lizard in the family Tropiduridae. The species is found in South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador).

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

## Photo

![Blue-lipped Tree Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/blue-lipped-tree-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Max G.W. Verheij · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/97878429

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/blue-lipped-tree-lizard?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).