Stenocercus chinchaoensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pleurodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Pleurodonta

Familia: Tropiduridae
Genus: Stenocercus
Species: Stenocercus chinchaoensis

Name

Stenocercus chinchaoensis Venegas, Duran & García-Burneo, 2013: 292

• Holotype: CORBIDI 09024, adult ♂, collected by K. García-Burneo on 17 March 2011.
• Type locality: “Dos Aguas (9°48'30" S, 75°49'59.1" W), 1879 m, Distrito de Chinchao, Provincia de Huánuco, Región de Huánuco, Perú”.
• Etymology: Named after the type locality.

References

Primary references

• Venegas, P.J., Duran, V. & García-Burneo, K. 2013. A new species of arboreal iguanid lizard, genus Stenocercus (Squamata: Iguania), from central Peru. Zootaxa 3609(3): 291–301. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3609.3.3 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Stenocercus chinchaoensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 April 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Chinchao Whorltail Lizard
español: Capón de Chinchao