Haensch's whorltail iguana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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)

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

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

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

References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 "Stenocercus haenschi". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 16 December 2021.


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