Stenocercus varius

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 varius

Name

Stenocercus varius Boulenger, 1885: 134

• Holotype: BMNH 71.4.16.53, ♂.
• Type locality: “unknown locality”, restricted to “Tandapi, 1460 m, Provincia Pichincha, Ecuador”, by Fritts (1974).

References

Primary references

• Boulenger, G.A. 1885. Catalogue of the lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume 2. Iguanidae, Xenosauridae, Zonuridae, Anguidae, Aniellidae, Helodermatidae, Varanidae, Xantusiidae, Teiidae, Amphisbaenidae. Second edition. Trustees of the British Museum: London. xiii + 497 pp., 24 pls. BHL Reference page. 

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 varius. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 7 October 2020.
• Cisneros-Heredia, D.F., Valencia, J., Brito, J., Almendáriz, A. & Munoz, G. 2017. IUCN: Stenocercus varius  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T50950734A50950739. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T50950734A50950739.en

Vernacular names

English: Keeled Whorltail Iguana