Stenocercus
Stenocercus is a genus of lizards, commonly called whorltail iguanas, of the Tropiduridae family. This genus has around sixty described species, all of which are found in South America.
Species
Listed alphabetically.[1]
- Stenocercus aculeatus (O’Shaughnessy, 1879)
- Stenocercus angel Torres-carvajal, 2000
- Stenocercus angulifer (Werner, 1901)
- Stenocercus apurimacus Fritts, 1972 – Fritts' Whorltail Iguana
- Stenocercus azureus (Müller, 1880)
- Stenocercus boettgeri Boulenger, 1911 – Boettger's Whorltail Iguana
- Stenocercus bolivarensis Castro & Ayala, 1982 – Bolivar Whorltail Iguana
- Stenocercus caducus (Cope, 1862)
- Stenocercus carrioni Parker, 1934 – Parker's Whorltail Iguana
- Stenocercus chlorostictus Cadle, 1991
- Stenocercus chota Torres-carvajal, 2000
- Stenocercus chrysopygus Boulenger, 1900 – Golden Whorltail Iguana
- Stenocercus crassicaudatus (Tschudi, 1845) – Spiny Whorltail Iguana
- Stenocercus cupreus Boulenger, 1885 – Copper Whorltail Iguana
- Stenocercus doellojuradoi (Freiberg, 1944)
- Stenocercus dumerilii (Steindachner, 1867)
- Stenocercus empetrus Fritts, 1972 – Rock Whorltail Iguana
- Stenocercus erythrogaster (Hallowell, 1856)
- Stenocercus eunetopsis Cadle, 1991
- Stenocercus festae (Peracca, 1897) – Peracca's Whorltail Iguana
- Stenocercus fimbriatus Avila-Pires, 1995 – Western Leaf Lizard
- Stenocercus formosus (Boulenger, 1880) Formosa Whorltail Iguana
- Stenocercus frittsi Torres-carvajal, 2005
- Stenocercus guentheri (Boulenger, 1885) – Günther's Whorltail Iguana
- Stenocercus haenschi (Werner, 1901) – Haensch's Whorltail Iguana
- Stenocercus huancabambae Cadle, 1991
- Stenocercus humeralis (Günther, 1859) – Patterned Whorltail Iguana
- Stenocercus imitator Cadle, 1991
- Stenocercus iridescens (Günther, 1859)
- Stenocercus ivitus Fritts, 1972 – Ivy Whorltail Iguana
- Stenocercus lache Corredor, 1983
- Stenocercus latebrosus Cadle, 1998
- Stenocercus limitaris Cadle, 1998
- Stenocercus marmoratus (Duméril & Bibron, 1837)
- Stenocercus melanopygus Boulenger, 1900 – Dark Whorltail Iguana
- Stenocercus modestus (Tschudi, 1845) – Modest Whorltail Iguana
- Stenocercus nigromaculatus Noble, 1924 – Black-spotted Whorltail Iguana
- Stenocercus nubicola Fritts, 1972 – Cloud Whorltail Iguana
- Stenocercus ochoai Fritts, 1972 – Ochoa Whorltail Iguana
- Stenocercus orientalis Fritts, 1972 – Eastern Whorltail Iguana
- Stenocercus ornatissimus (Girard, 1857) – Lesser Ornate Whorltail Iguana
- Stenocercus ornatus (Gray, 1845) – Girard's Whorltail Iguana
- Stenocercus pectinatus (Duméril & Bibron, 1835)
- Stenocercus percultus Cadle, 1991
- Stenocercus praeornatus Fritts, 1972 – Greater Ornate Whorltail Iguana
- Stenocercus prionotus Cadle, 2001
- Stenocercus puyango Torres-carvajal, 2005
- Stenocercus quinarius Nogueira & Rodrigues, 2006
- Stenocercus rhodomelas (Boulenger, 1899) – Red-black Whorltail Iguana
- Stenocercus roseiventris D’Orbigny in Duméril & Bibron, 1837 – Rose Whorltail Iguana
- Stenocercus santander Torres-carvajal, 2007
- Stenocercus scapularis (Boulenger, 1901)
- Stenocercus simonsii Boulenger, 1899 – Simons' Whorltail Iguana
- Stenocercus sinesaccus Torres-carvajal, 2005
- Stenocercus squarrosus Nogueira & Rodrigues, 2006
- Stenocercus stigmosus Cadle, 1998
- Stenocercus torquatus Boulenger, 1885
- Stenocercus trachycephalus (Duméril, 1851) – Duméril's Whorltail Iguana
- Stenocercus tricristatus (Duméril, 1851)
- Stenocercus variabilis Boulenger, 1901 – Variable Whorltail Iguana
- Stenocercus varius Boulenger, 1885 – Keeled Whorltail Iguana
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