Stenocercus azureus

Abstract

Listed as Least Concern on the basis that this species has a very wide range in southern South America. It is nonetheless rare throughout this range, and while it is not thought to be at immediate risk of extinction insufficient information exists on its population status, natural history or the impacts of threats from habitat loss. This lizard is known from the lowlands of southeastern South America. It occurs in the States of Parana, Rio Grande do Sul, and Sao Paulo in southern Brazil and in Uruguay; it has been collected between 150 and 250 m asl (Torres-Carvajal 2007). The species has also been reported for Corrientes and Misiones provinces, Argentina (A. Giraudo and E. Etchepare pers comm. 2014). It may also occur in Paraguay (P. Cacciali and N. Scott pers. comm. 2014). This species is found in Atlantic forest and Pampas grasslands. It is an egg laying species (Torres-Carvajal 2007).