Stenocercus puyango

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Stenocercus puyango
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Tropiduridae
Genus: Stenocercus
Species:
S. puyango
Binomial name
Stenocercus puyango
Torres-Carvajal, 2005

Stenocercus puyango is a species of lizard of the Tropiduridae family. [2] It is found in Ecuador and Peru.

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References

  1. Yánez-Muñoz, M.; Venegas, P.; Cisneros-Heredia, D.F.; Perez, J. (2016). "Stenocercus puyango". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T50950699A50950702. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  2. Stenocercus puyango at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 8 April 2022.