The modest whorltail iguana (Stenocercus modestus) is a species of lizard of the Tropiduridae family.[2]
| Modest whorltail iguana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Tropiduridae |
| Genus: | Stenocercus |
| Species: | S. modestus
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| Binomial name | |
| Stenocercus modestus (Tschudi, 1845)
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It is endemic to west-central Peru.[2] It was first described by Johann Jakob von Tschudi in 1845.
The species is thought to have a highly fragmented and decreasing population, and is therefore rated as endangered by the IUCN. It lives in the coastal desert and has a diet consisting of arthropods.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Perez, J.; Ramirez Peralta, A. (2016). "Stenocercus modestus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T48617147A48617165. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T48617147A48617165.en. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Stenocercus modestus". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
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