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Stenocercus orientalis

Stenocercus orientalis, the eastern whorltail iguana, is a species of lizard of the family Tropiduridae. It is found in Peru.

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Stenocercus orientalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Tropiduridae
Genus: Stenocercus
Species:
S. orientalis
Binomial name
Stenocercus orientalis
Fritts, 1972

Stenocercus orientalis, the eastern whorltail iguana, is a species of lizard of the family Tropiduridae.2 It is found in Peru.

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References

  1. Aguilar, C.; Lehr, E.; Suárez, J.; Torres, C.; Venegas, P. (2016). "Stenocercus orientalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T48617269A48617275. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  2. Stenocercus orientalis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 April 2022.