Stenocercus humeralis

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 humeralis

Name

Stenocercus humeralis (Günther, 1859)

• Syntypes (2): BMNH 1946.8.11.76-77.
• Type locality: “Andes of Ecuador”, restricted to “Loja, 2150 m, Provincia Loja, Ecuador”, by Fritts (1974).

Combinations

• Microphractus humeralis Günther, 1859: 90 [original combination]
• Stenocercus humeralis — Peters, 1967: 34 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Günther, A. 1859. List of cold-blooded vertebrata collected by Mr. Fraser in the Andes of Western Ecuador. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1859: 89–93.

Additional references

• Torres-Carvajal, O. 2000. Ecuadorian Lizards of the Genus Stenocercus (Squamata: Tropiduridae). Scientific Papers. Natural History Museum, the University of Kansas 15: 1–38. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Stenocercus humeralis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 7 October 2020.
• Venegas, P., Sánchez, J. & Yánez-Muñoz, M. 2017. IUCN: Stenocercus humeralis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T50950660A50950669. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T50950660A50950669.en

Vernacular names

English: Patterned Whorltail Iguana