''Tupinambis matipu'' is a species of lizard in the family

Teiidae Teiidae is a family of autarchoglossan lizards native to the Americas. Members of this family are generally known as whiptails or racerunners; however, tegus also belong to this family. Teiidae is sister to the Gymnopthalmidae, and both famili ...

. It is endemic to

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

References

Tupinambis Reptiles described in 2018 Taxa named by Marcélia Basto da Silva Taxa named by Marco Antônio Ribeiro Jr. Taxa named by Teresa C.S. Ávila-Pires {{lizard-stub