Stenocercus ochoai

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Stenocercus ochoai
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Tropiduridae
Genus: Stenocercus
Species:
S. ochoai
Binomial name
Stenocercus ochoai
Fritts, 1972

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

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References

  1. Quiroz Rodriguez, A. (2016). "Stenocercus ochoai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T48617241A48617246. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  2. Stenocercus ochoai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 5 April 2022.