title: Tropidurus etheridgei
text: # Tropidurus etheridgei
  
  Tropidurus etheridgei, also known commonly as Etheridge's lava lizard, is a species of lizard of the family Tropiduridae. The species is endemic to South America.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The specific name, etheridgei, is in honor of American herpetologist Richard Emmett Etheridge.
  
  ## Geographic range
  
  T. etheridgei is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.
  
  ## Habitat
  
  The preferred natural habitats of T. etheridgei are forest and savanna.
  
  ## Reproduction
  
  T. etheridgei is oviparous.
  
  