Tropidurus hygomi
Tropidurus hygomi, also known commonly as Reinhardt's lava lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Tropiduridae. The species is native to the Northeast Region of Brazil.
Etymology
The specific name, hygomi, is in honor of Danish merchant seaman Vilhelm Johannes Willaius Hygom, who collected natural history specimens, both land and marine.
T. hygomi is found in the Brazilian states of Bahia and Sergipe.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of T. hygomi is sandy areas, in forest and shrubland.
Description
T. hygomi has an average snout-to-vent length of.
Behavior
T. hygomi is terrestrial and diurnal.
Diet
T. hygomi preys predominately upon ants, beetles, and termites, but also eats larvae and adults of other insects, spiders, wood lice, centipedes, and millipedes.
Reproduction
T. hygomi is oviparous.