Kentropyx calcarata

Kentropyx calcarata, commonly known as the striped forest whiptail, is a species of lizard endemic to South America.^[1]

Kentropyx calcarata
in Brazil.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Teiidae
Genus:	Kentropyx
Species:	K. calcarata
Binomial name
Kentropyx calcarata Spix, 1825

Behavior

Kentropyx calcarata commonly participate in communal nesting. While no clear reasoning has been found, a recent study suggested that communally incubated eggs took up less water while also yielding larger offsprings.^[2]

Geographic range

The striped forest whiptail lives in the South American countries of Brazil, Bolivia, Venezuela and northeastern South American countries such as French Guiana and Suriname.^[1]

Parasites

Kentropyx calcarata specimens are sometimes plagued by the parasitic protist, Plasmodium lepidoptiformis.^[3]