Stenocercus cupreus

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Stenocercus cupreus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Tropiduridae
Genus: Stenocercus
Species:
S. cupreus
Binomial name
Stenocercus cupreus
Boulenger, 1885

Stenocercus cupreus, the copper whorltail iguana, is a species of lizard of the Tropiduridae family. [2] It is found in Peru.

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References

  1. Cisneros-Heredia, D.F.; Reyes-Puig, C.; Brito, J.; Yánez-Muñoz, M. (2017). "Stenocercus cupreus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T48616686A48616691. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  2. Stenocercus cupreus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 5 April 2022.