Stenocercus_modestus

Modest whorltail iguana

Modest whorltail iguana

Species of lizard

The modest whorltail iguana (Stenocercus modestus) is a species of lizard of the Tropiduridae family.[2]

Quick Facts Conservation status, Scientific classification ...

It is endemic to west-central Peru.[2] It was first described by Johann Jakob von Tschudi in 1845.

The species is thought to have a highly fragmented and decreasing population, and is therefore rated as endangered by the IUCN. It lives in the coastal desert and has a diet consisting of arthropods.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Perez, J.; Ramirez Peralta, A. (2016). "Stenocercus modestus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T48617147A48617165. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T48617147A48617165.en. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Stenocercus modestus". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 16 December 2021.


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