Stenocercus festae

Stenocercus festae, also known commonly as Peracca's whorltail iguana and Peracca's whorl-tailed iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Tropiduridae.^[2] The species is endemic to Ecuador.

Stenocercus festae
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Tropiduridae
Genus:	Stenocercus
Species:	S. festae
Binomial name
Stenocercus festae (Peracca, 1897)
Synonyms[2]
Leiocephalus festae Peracca, 1897 Ophryoessoides festae — J. Peters et al., 1970 Stenocercus festae — Fritts, 1974

Etymology

The specific name, festae, is in honor of Italian zoologist Enrico Festa.^[3]

Geographic range

S. festae is found in southern Ecuador, on both the eastern slope and the western slope of the Andes, in the provinces of Azuay, Cañar, and Loja.^[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of S. festae are forest, and above the tree line shrubland, at altitudes of 2,300–3,200 m (7,500–10,500 ft).^[1]

Description

S. festae may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7.8 cm (3.1 in), with a tail length of 15 cm (5.9 in).^[4]

Reproduction

S. festae is oviparous.^[2]