Abundance: 0.16 to 5.41% (median 0.55%)

Latitudinal range: -29.7° to 10.5°

Habitats: tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (4), tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (2), tropical/subtropical savanna (6)

Found in 12 samples

Argentina: Joaquin V. Gonzalez, Campo Grande, Los Colorados Biological Station

Brazil: Mateiros, Southeast of Santa Maria, Sao Domingos, Imbassaí Preserve, Estaçäo Ecológica de Uruçuí-Una, Serra da Capivara National Park, Estaçäo Ecológica de Santa Bârbara

Colombia: Cesar (dry season, wooded areas)

Ecuador: Estación Biologica de la Pontificia Universidad Católica

See also Tupinambis merianae, Tupinambis quadrilineatus, Tupinambis rufescens, Tupinambis teguixin