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Stenocercus
Sign in to saveStenocercus is a genus of South American lizards, commonly called whorltail iguanas, of the family Tropiduridae. This genus has 80 valid described species.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyTropiduridae
Observations recorded10,469
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 72
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Tropiduridae
- Collections
- ROM, KU, CM, UNSM
- Recorded in
- Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Argentina
Wikidata facts
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- Parent taxon
- Tropiduridae
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- Stenocercus crassicaudatus (1).JPG
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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.
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