Kentropyx calcarata, commonly known as the striped forest whiptail, is a species of lizard endemic to South America.Kentropyx calcarata at the Reptile Database.
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.
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.
Parasites Kentropyx calcarata specimens are sometimes plagued by the parasitic protist, Plasmodium lepidoptiformis.Telford SB Jr, Telford SB III. 2003. Rediscovery and redescription of Plasmodium pifanoi and description of two additional parasites of Venezuelan lizards. J. Parasitol. 89 (2): 362-368.
References
Further reading Spix JB. 1825. Animalia nova sive species nova lacertarum, quas in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII – MDCCCXX jussu et auspicius Maximiliani Josephi I. Bavariae Regis. Munich: F.S. Hübschmann. iv + 26 pp. + Plates I-XXVIII. (Kentropyx calcaratus, p. 21 + Plate XXII, Figure 2). Uetz P, Etzold T. 1996. "The EMBL/EBI Reptile Database". Herpetological Review 27 (4): 174–175.