Stenocercus fimbriatus

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Western leaf lizard
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Tropiduridae
Genus: Stenocercus
Species:
S. fimbriatus
Binomial name
Stenocercus fimbriatus
Avila-Pires, 1995 [2]

Stenocercus fimbriatus, the western leaf lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Tropiduridae. [1] [3] It is found in the eastern Amazon Basin in Peru, Brazil, and Bolivia. [1]

Stenocercus fimbriatus has cryptic coloration that gives it resemblance of a dead leave. Males grow to 72 mm (2.8 in) and females to 87 mm (3.4 in) in snout–vent length (SVL). The tail is 1.6–2.2 times SVL. [2] It is oviparous. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Avila-Pires, T.C.S.; Aparicio, J.; Moravec, J.; Perez, J. & Almendáriz, A. (2019). "Stenocercus fimbriatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T29364A68002267. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T29364A68002267.en . Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 Avila-Pires, T.C.S. (1995). "Lizards of Brazilian Amazonia (Reptilia: Squamata)". Zoologische Verhandelingen. 299: 151–159.
  3. 1 2 Stenocercus fimbriatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 October 2022.
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