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Spiny Whorltail Iguana
Stenocercus crassicaudatus (Tschudi, 1845)
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
The spiny whorltail iguana (Stenocercus crassicaudatus) is a species of lizard of the family Tropiduridae, found in the state of Cusco, southeast Peru. It was first described by Johann Jakob von Tschudi in 1845.
Wikipedia contributors, Stenocercus crassicaudatus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:09:48.262061+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Stenocercus crassicaudatus (Tschudi, 1845)
- Name authority
- (Tschudi, 1845)
- Common name
- Spiny Whorltail Iguana
- 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 crassicaudatus (Tschudi, 1845)
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 |
| Western Leaf LizardStenocercus fimbriatus Avila-Pires, 1995 | TropiduridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Formosa Whorltail IguanaStenocercus formosus (Tschudi, 1845) | TropiduridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Scelotrema crassicaudatum Tschudi, 1845 Tschudi, 1845 | synonym |
| Stenocercus ervingi Stejneger, 1913 Stejneger, 1913 | synonym |
| Urocentrum meyeri Werner, 1901 Werner, 1901 | synonym |
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=crassicaudatus 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
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:6ZMB5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.