Stenocercus
Stenocercus is a genus of South American lizards, commonly called whorltail iguanas, of the family Tropiduridae. This genus has 68 valid described species.Geographic range
The greatest species richness is in Ecuador and Peru, but members of the genus Stenocercus are also found in Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northern Argentina.Species
The following 68 species are recognized, listed alphabetically by scientific name.
- Stenocercus aculeatus
- Stenocercus albolineatus Teixeira, Prates, Nisa, Silva-Martins, Strüssmann, & Rodrigues, 2015
- Stenocercus amydrorhytus Köhler & Lehr, 2015
- Stenocercus angel Torres-Carvajal, 2000
- Stenocercus angulifer
- Stenocercus apurimacus Fritts, 1972 – Fritts' whorltail iguana
- Stenocercus arndti Venegas et al., 2014
- Stenocercus azureus
- Stenocercus boettgeri Boulenger, 1911 – Böttger's whorltail iguana
- Stenocercus bolivarensis Castro & Ayala, 1982 – Bolivar whorltail iguana
- Stenocercus caducus
- Stenocercus canastra Avila-Pires, Nogueira, & Martins, 2019
- Stenocercus carrioni Parker, 1934 – Parker's whorltail iguana
- Stenocercus chinchaoensis
- Stenocercus chlorostictus Cadle, 1991
- Stenocercus chota Torres-Carvajal, 2000
- Stenocercus chrysopygus Boulenger, 1900 – golden whorltail iguana
- Stenocercus crassicaudatus – spiny whorltail iguana
- Stenocercus cupreus Boulenger, 1885 – copper whorltail iguana
- Stenocercus doellojuradoi
- Stenocercus dumerilii
- Stenocercus empetrus Fritts, 1972 – rock whorltail iguana
- Stenocercus erythrogaster
- Stenocercus eunetopsis Cadle, 1991
- Stenocercus festae – Peracca's whorltail iguana
- Stenocercus fimbriatus Ávila-Pires, 1995 – western leaf lizard
- Stenocercus formosus
- Stenocercus frittsi Torres-Carvajal, 2005
- Stenocercus guentheri – Günther's whorltail iguana
- Stenocercus haenschi – Haensch's whorltail iguana
- Stenocercus huancabambae Cadle, 1991
- Stenocercus humeralis – patterned whorltail iguana
- Stenocercus imitator Cadle, 1991
- Stenocercus iridescens
- Stenocercus ivitus Fritts, 1972 – ivy whorltail iguana
- Stenocercus johaberfellneri Köhler & Lehr, 2015
- Stenocercus lache Corredor, 1983
- Stenocercus latebrosus Cadle, 1998
- Stenocercus limitaris Cadle, 1998
- Stenocercus marmoratus
- Stenocercus melanopygus Boulenger, 1900 – dark whorltail iguana
- Stenocercus modestus – modest whorltail iguana
- Stenocercus nigromaculatus Noble, 1924 – black-spotted whorltail iguana
- Stenocercus nubicola Fritts, 1972 – cloud whorltail iguana
- Stenocercus ochoai Fritts, 1972 – Ochoa whorltail iguana
- Stenocercus omari Venegas, Echevarría, García-Bueneo, & Koch, 2016
- Stenocercus orientalis Fritts, 1972 – eastern whorltail iguana
- Stenocercus ornatissimus – lesser ornate whorltail iguana
- Stenocercus ornatus – Girard's whorltail iguana
- Stenocercus pectinatus
- Stenocercus percultus Cadle, 1991
- Stenocercus praeornatus Fritts, 1972 – greater ornate whorltail iguana
- Stenocercus prionotus Cadle, 2001
- Stenocercus puyango Torres-Carvajal, 2005
- Stenocercus quinarius Nogueira & :fr:Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues|Rodrigues, 2006
- Stenocercus rhodomelas – red-black whorltail iguana
- Stenocercus roseiventris D’Orbigny in A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1837 – rose whorltail iguana
- Stenocercus santander Torres-Carvajal, 2007
- Stenocercus scapularis
- Stenocercus simonsii Boulenger, 1899 – Simons' whorltail iguana
- Stenocercus sinesaccus Torres-Carvajal, 2005
- Stenocercus squarrosus Nogueira & Rodrigues, 2006
- Stenocercus stigmosus Cadle, 1998
- Stenocercus torquatus Boulenger, 1885
- Stenocercus trachycephalus – Duméril's whorltail iguana
- Stenocercus tricristatus
- Stenocercus variabilis Boulenger, 1901 – variable whorltail iguana
- Stenocercus varius Boulenger, 1885 – keeled whorltail iguana
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Stenocercus.Gallery
