Stenocercus humeralis

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Stenocercus humeralis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Tropiduridae
Genus: Stenocercus
Species:
S. humeralis
Binomial name
Stenocercus humeralis
(Günther, 1859)

Stenocercus humeralis, the patterned whorltail iguana, is a species of lizard of the Tropiduridae family. [2] It is found in Peru and Ecuador.

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References

  1. Venegas, P.; Sánchez, J.; Yánez-Muñoz, M. (2017). "Stenocercus humeralis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T50950660A50950669. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  2. Stenocercus humeralis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 5 April 2022.