Stenocercus crassicaudatus

(Stenocercus crassicaudatus)

Description

The spiny whorltail iguana (Stenocercus crassicaudatus) is a species of lizard of the Tropiduridae family, found in the state of Cusco, southeast Peru. It was first described by Johann Jakob von Tschudi in 1845.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Reptilia

Order:Squamata

Family:Tropiduridae

Genus:Stenocercus

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