Urostrophus gallardoi is a species of lizard in the family Leiosauridae. The species is native to South America.
Etymology The specific name, gallardoi, is in honor of Argentinean herpetologist José María Alfonso Félix Gallardo.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Urostrophus gallardo, p. 97).
Geographic range U. gallardoi is found in northwestern Argentina and southern Bolivia. www.reptile-database.org.
Habitat The preferred natural habitat of U. gallardoi is forest, at altitudes of .
Diet U. gallardoi preys upon insects.
Reproduction U. gallardoi is oviparous.
References
Further reading Dirksen L, De la Riva I (1999). "The lizards and amphisbaenians of Bolivia (Reptilia, Squamata): checklist, localities, and bibliography". Graellsia 55: 199–215. (Urostrophus gallardoi, p. 204). (in English, with an abstract in Spanish). Etheridge R, Williams EE (1991). "A Review of the South American Lizard Genera Urostrophus and Anisolepis (Squamata: Iguania: Polychrotidae)". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 12 (5): 317–361. (Urostrophus gallardoi, new species, pp. 323–326, Figures 1–2). Tedesco, María Esther; Álvarez, Blanca Beatriz (1992). "Urostrophus gallardoi (Iguania: Polychrotidae) nuevas localidades para Argentina ". Facena 9: 111–115. (in Spanish). Torres, Sebastian Enrique (1996). "Geographic Distribution. Urostrophus gallardoi (Steppe Iguana)". Herpetological Review 27 (4): 212.