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Amazon lava lizard

Tropidurus torquatus

Photo by BrunoMoller
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

•They are common in gardens near people.
•Males are larger than females.
•They eat ants, bees, spiders, flowers, seeds and termites.

Habitat:

Many habitats in Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay
-I saw these lizards in Cataratas del Iguazú (Argentina)

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PublishedMarch 28, 2016

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