---
title: "Amazon Lava Lizard"
description: "Tropidurus torquatus — Répteis. Tropidurus torquatus is a species of lizard in the family Tropiduridae, the Neotropical ground lizards."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/amazon-lava-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Amazon Lava Lizard

> Tropidurus torquatus — Répteis. Tropidurus torquatus is a species of lizard in the family Tropiduridae, the Neotropical ground lizards.

- Scientific name: *Tropidurus torquatus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 5080
- Wikidata: [Q3540759](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3540759)
- iNaturalist taxon: [38961](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/38961)

## Names

- en: Amazon Lava Lizard
- de: Kielschwanzleguan
- es: Lagarto Trepador Oriental

## Countries with the most observations

BR (2535), AR (12), PY (6)

## Summary

Tropidurus torquatus is a species of lizard in the family Tropiduridae, the Neotropical ground lizards. Its common name is Amazon lava lizard. The species is endemic to South America. There are no subspecies.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: gsexauer · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/251076305

## Machine access

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