Uracentron
Sign in to saveUracentron 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.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyTropiduridae
Observations recorded622
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2
- Family
- Tropiduridae
- Collections
- UF, NRM
- Recorded in
- Suriname, Ecuador
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- Tropiduridae
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- Uracentron flaviceps - Thorntail Iguana 5.jpg
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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.
==Species== Source: Uracentron azureum (Linnaeus, 1758) – green thornytail iguana Uracentron flaviceps (Guichenot, 1855) – tropical thornytail iguana
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