NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Western Leaf Lizard
Stenocercus fimbriatus Avila-Pires, 1995
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
The western leaf lizard is found in the Amazonian rainforests of Peru and Brazil. Well camouphlaged.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Stenocercus fimbriatus, the western leaf lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Tropiduridae. It is found in the eastern Amazon Basin in Peru, Brazil, and Bolivia.
Stenocercus fimbriatus has cryptic coloration that gives it resemblance of a dead leave. Males grow to 72 mm (2.8 in) and females to 87 mm (3.4 in) in snout–vent length (SVL). The tail is 1.6–2.2 times SVL. It is oviparous.
Wikipedia contributors, Stenocercus fimbriatus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:29:26.994318+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Stenocercus fimbriatus Avila-Pires, 1995
- Name authority
- Avila-Pires, 1995
- Common name
- Western Leaf Lizard
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Tropiduridae
- Genus
- Stenocercus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderIguania
- familyTropiduridae
- genusStenocercus
- speciesStenocercus fimbriatus Avila-Pires, 1995
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Stenocercus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Stenocercus aculeatus (O'Shaughnessy, 1879) | TropiduridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Stenocercus albolineatus Teixeira, Prates, Nisa & Silva-Martins | TropiduridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Stenocercus angel Torres-Carvajal, 2000 | TropiduridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Stenocercus angulifer (Werner, 1901) | TropiduridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Stenocercus azureus (Müller, 1880) | TropiduridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bolivar Whorltail IguanaStenocercus bolivarensis Castro & Ayala, 1982 | TropiduridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Copper Whorltail IguanaStenocercus cupreus Boulenger, 1885 | TropiduridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Stenocercus doellojuradoi (Freiberg, 1944) | TropiduridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Stenocercus erythrogaster (Hallowell, 1856) | TropiduridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Stenocercus eunetopsis Cadle, 1991 | TropiduridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Formosa Whorltail IguanaStenocercus formosus (Tschudi, 1845) | TropiduridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Patterned Whorltail IguanaStenocercus humeralis (Günther, 1859) | TropiduridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Stenocercus&species=fimbriatus Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4ZWJS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.