Stenocercus aculeatus

Stenocercus aculeatus is a species of lizard in the family Tropiduridae. The species is native to northwestern South America.^[2]

Stenocercus aculeatus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Tropiduridae
Genus:	Stenocercus
Species:	S. aculeatus
Binomial name
Stenocercus aculeatus (O'Shaughnessy, 1879)
Synonyms[2]
Leiocephalus aculeatus O'Shaughnessy, 1879 Ophryoessoides aculeatus — Etheridge, 1966 Stenocercus aculeatus — Torres-Carvajal, 2000

Geographic range

S. aculeatus is found in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru.^[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. aculeatus is forest, at altitudes of 723–1,311 m (2,372–4,301 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

S. aculeatus is oviparous.^[2]