Stenocercus canastra

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Stenocercus canastra
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Tropiduridae
Genus: Stenocercus
Species:
S. canastra
Binomial name
Stenocercus canastra
Ávila-Pires, Nogueira, & Martins, 2019

Stenocercus canastra is a species of lizard of the Tropiduridae family. [1] It is found in Brazil.

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