Stenocercus

Stenocercus
Stenocercus crassicaudatus (spiny whorltail iguana) at Machu Picchu
Stenocercus crassicaudatus (spiny whorltail iguana) at Machu Picchu.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Tropiduridae
Genus: Stenocercus
A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1837[1]
Type species
Iguana pectinata
Species

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.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Stenocercus ". ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.
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  3. ^ Venegas, Pablo J.; García-Ayachi, Luis A.; Chávez-Arribasplata, Juan C.; Chávez, Germán; Wong, Iván; García-Bravo, Antonio (2020-11-18). "Four new species of Stenocercus Duméril & Bibron, 1837 (Squamata, Iguania) from the Department of Amazonas in northeastern Peru". Evolutionary Systematics. 4 (2): 79–108. doi:10.3897/evolsyst.4.57578. ISSN 2535-0730.