Modest whorltail iguana
Species of lizard
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The modest whorltail iguana (Stenocercus modestus) is a species of lizard of the family Tropiduridae.[2]
| Modest whorltail iguana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Tropiduridae |
| Genus: | Stenocercus |
| Species: | S. modestus |
| Binomial name | |
| Stenocercus modestus (Tschudi, 1845) | |
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]