Uracentron

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Genus of lizards

title: "Uracentron" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["uracentron", "lizard-genera", "taxa-named-by-johann-jakob-kaup"] description: "Genus of lizards" topic_path: "general/uracentron" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uracentron" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Genus of lizards ::

| image = Uracentron flaviceps - Thorntail Iguana 5.jpg | image_caption = Tropical thornytail iguana (Uracentron flaviceps) | taxon = Uracentron | authority = Kaup, 1827 | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = 2 spp., see text

Uracentron is a genus of tropidurid lizards found in forests in northern South America. It contains only two species, which are both arboreal, have a relatively short spiny tail, and mainly feed on ants.

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References

  1. Avila-Pires (1995). ''Lizards of Brazilian Amazonia (Reptilia: Squamata).'' Zoologische Verhandelingen 299(1): 1-706
  2. [http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/advanced_search?genus=Uracentron&submit=Search ''Uracentron''], The Reptile Database

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