Ocellated Whiptail Lizard,

Teius oculatus (d’Orbigny and Bibron, 1837)

An individual captured and photographed (Fig. 5) by JM at Compañía 20 de Julio, Predio de la Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Caazapá (26°09’36’’S 56°21’41’’W), Caazapá department on 25 November 2021 represents the first documentation for the department. The species is easily recognized by its distinctive colouration (Cei 1993). It has been previously reported from Alto Paraná, Caaguazú, Canindeyú, Guairá, Itapúa, Misiones, Ñeembucú and San Pedro departments (Cacciali et al., 2016b, c; Hicks et al., 2022; Smith et al., 2024). It is considered to be “Least Concern” in Paraguay (Martínez et al., 2020c) and is apparently widespread in humid grassy areas in the southern half of the Oriental region of Paraguay (the region east of the Paraguay River).