Stenocercus
| Stenocercus | |
|---|---|
| Stenocercus crassicaudatus (spiny whorltail iguana) at Machu Picchu. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Tropiduridae |
| Genus: | Stenocercus A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1837 |
| Type species | |
| Iguana pectinata A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1835 | |
| Species | |
|
80, see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Stenocercus is a genus of South American lizards, commonly called whorltail iguanas, of the family Tropiduridae. This genus has 80 valid described species.