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Stenocercus formosus

Stenocercus formosus, the Formosa whorltail iguana, is a species of lizard of the family Tropiduridae, found in Peru. It was first described by Johann Jakob von Tschudi in 1845.

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Length
95 w
Citations
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Source
Formosa whorltail iguana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Tropiduridae
Genus: Stenocercus
Species:
S. formosus
Binomial name
Stenocercus formosus
(Tschudi, 1845)

Stenocercus formosus, the Formosa whorltail iguana, is a species of lizard of the family Tropiduridae, found in Peru.2 It was first described by Johann Jakob von Tschudi in 1845.

References

References

  1. Perez, J.; Lehr, E.; Venegas, P. (2019). "Stenocercus formosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T48616811A48616898. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. Stenocercus formosus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 April 2022.