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Golden whorltail iguana

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Golden whorltail iguana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Tropiduridae
Genus: Stenocercus
Species:
S. chrysopygus
Binomial name
Stenocercus chrysopygus
Boulenger, 1900

The golden whorltail iguana (Stenocercus chrysopygus) is a species of lizard of the Tropiduridae family.[2]

It is endemic to western Peru, where it inhabits the puna grassland.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Lehr, E.; Aguilar, C.; Torres, C.; Suárez, J.; Venegas, P. (2016). "Stenocercus chrysopygus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T48616651A48616678. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T48616651A48616678.en. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Stenocercus chrysopygus". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 16 December 2021.