Stenocercus

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Genus of lizards

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::summary Genus of lizards ::

| name = Stenocercus | image = Stenocercus crassicaudatus (1).JPG | image_alt = Stenocercus crassicaudatus (spiny whorltail iguana) at Machu Picchu | image_caption = Stenocercus crassicaudatus (spiny whorltail iguana) at Machu Picchu. | taxon = Stenocercus | authority = A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1837 | type_species = Iguana pectinata | type_species_authority = A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1835 | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = 80, see text | synonyms = *Brachysaurus

Stenocercus is a genus of South American lizards, commonly called whorltail iguanas, of the family Tropiduridae. This genus has 80 valid described species.

Geographic range

The greatest species richness is in Ecuador and Peru, but members of the genus Stenocercus are also found in Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northern Argentina.

Species

The following 80 species are recognized, listed alphabetically by scientific name.

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Stenocercus.

Gallery

Stenocercus ornatissimus "Lagartija de Montaña", San Jerónimo de Surco, Huarochiri, Lima, Perú.JPG | S. ornatissimus, San Jerónimo de Surco, Huarochiri, Lima, Peru Spiny Whorltail Iguana, Machu Picchu.jpg|S. crassicaudatus, spiny whorltail iguana, Machu Picchu, Peru

References

References

  1. "''Stenocercus'' ". ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.
  2. (2020-11-18). "Four new species of ''Stenocercus'' Duméril & Bibron, 1837 (Squamata, Iguania) from the Department of Amazonas in northeastern Peru". Evolutionary Systematics.
  3. [http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/advanced_search?genus=Stenocercus&exact%5B0%5D=genus&submit=Search ''Stenocercus'']. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  4. [http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2014/f/z03753p058f.pdf Venegas PJ, Echevarria LY, Alvarez SC (2014). "A new species of spiny-tailed iguanid lizard (Iguania: ''Stenocercus'') from northwestern Peru". ''Zootaxa'' '''3753''' (1): 47-58.]
  5. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN. 978-1-4214-0135-5. (''Stenocercus haenschi'', p. 113).
  6. Mendoza, Alejandro; Ramírez, César; Barrera, Diego; Aguilar-Puntriano, César (2021). "A New Species of the Genus ''Stenocercus'' (Iguania: Tropiduridae) from the Peruvian Pacific Coast (Ica Region)". ''Salamandra'' '''57''' (1): 1-14.

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