Stenocercus iridescens

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 iridescens

Name

Stenocercus iridescens (Günther, 1859)

• Syntypes (6): BMNH 60.6.16.2-7.
• Type locality: “Andes of western Ecuador”.

Combinations

• Liocephalus iridescens Günther, 1859: 409 [original combination]
• Ophryoessoides iridescens — Etheridge, 1966: 88 [subsequent combination]
• Stenocercus iridescens — Frost, 1992: 43 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Günther, A. 1859. Second list of cold-blooded vertebrata collected by Mr. Fraser in the Andes of Western Ecuador. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1859: 402–422.

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 iridescens. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 7 October 2020.
• Cisneros-Heredia, D.F., Velasco, J. & Bolívar, W. 2016. IUCN: Stenocercus iridescens  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T44579917A44579924. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T44579917A44579924.en