Haensch's whorltail iguana

Haensch's whorltail iguana (Stenocercus haenschi) is a species of lizard of the Tropiduridae family.[2]

Haensch's whorltail iguana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Tropiduridae
Genus: Stenocercus
Species:
S. haenschi
Binomial name
Stenocercus haenschi
(Werner, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Liocephalus formosus Boulenger, 1880
  • Liocephalus haenschi Werner, 1901
  • Ophryoessoides haenschi (Werner, 1901)

It is endemic to the Bolívar Province of Ecuador, where it is only known from one location. Due to much of its habitat and its rarity, the lizard is considered t be critically endangered and possibly extinct.[1]

The species is named in honor of German entomologist Richard Haensch.[2]

References
  1. Cisneros-Heredia, D.F. (2017). "Stenocercus haenschi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T178690A54447325. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T178690A54447325.en. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. "Stenocercus haenschi". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 16 December 2021.


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