Stenocercus ornatus

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 ornatus

Name

Stenocercus ornatus (Gray, 1845)

• Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.29.72.
• Type locality: “Guayaquil [Provincia Guayas, Ecuador]”, restricted to “Loja, 2150 m, Provincia Loja, Ecuador”, by Fritts (1974: 62).

Combinations

• Leiocephalus ornatus Gray, 1845: 219 [original combination]
• Liocephalus ornatus — Boulenger, 1885: 168 [subsequent combination]
• Ophryoessoides ornatus — Etheridge, 1966: 88 [subsequent combination]
• Stenocercus ornatus — Fritts, 1974: 62 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Gray, J.E. 1845. Catalogue of the specimens of lizards in the collection of the British Museum. Trustees of die British Museum/Edward Newman: London. xxvii + 289 pp. 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 ornatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 27 November 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Girard's Whorltail Iguana