Haensch's whorltail iguana

Haensch's whorltail iguana (Stenocercus haenschi) is a species of lizard in the family Tropiduridae. The species is native to Ecuador.^[2]

Haensch's whorltail iguana
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Tropiduridae
Genus:	Stenocercus
Species:	S. haenschi
Binomial name
Stenocercus haenschi (F. Werner, 1901)
Synonyms[2]
Liocephalus formosus Boulenger, 1880 Liocephalus haenschi F. Werner, 1901 (nomen substitutum) Ophryoessoides haenschi — Etheridge, 1966 Stenocercus haenschi — Fritts, 1974

Geographic range

S. haenschi is endemic to Bolívar Province of Ecuador, where it is only known from one locality.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. haenschi is forest.^[1]

Behavior

S. haenschi is arboreal.^[1]

Reproduction

S. haenschi is oviparous.^[2]

Conservation status

S. haenschi is considered to be critically endangered and possibly extinct.^[1]

Etymology

S. haenschi is named in honor of German entomologist Richard Haensch.^[2][3]