Uracentron
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| Uracentron | |
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| Tropical thornytail iguana (Uracentron flaviceps) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Tropiduridae |
| Genus: | Uracentron Kaup, 1827 |
| Species | |
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2 spp., see text | |
Uracentron is a genus of tropidurid lizards found in forests in northern South America. It contains only two species, which are both arboreal, have a relatively short spiny tail, and mainly feed on ants.[1]
