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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.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassSquamata
  4. FamilyTropiduridae
Observations recorded10,469

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
72
With media
3
Family
Tropiduridae
Collections
ROM, KU, CM, UNSM
Recorded in
Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Argentina

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Tropiduridae
Image
Stenocercus crassicaudatus (1).JPG
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taxon name
Stenocercus
Commons category
Stenocercus
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Category:Stenocercus
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Geographic range
  • Species
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  • References
  • Further reading

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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