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Stenocercus ivitus FRITTS, 1972

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Higher TaxaTropiduridae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Ivy Whorltail Iguana 
SynonymStenocercus ivitus FRITTS 1972: 10
Stenocercus ivitus — TORRES-CARVAJAL 2004 
DistributionPeru

Type locality: Peru, Piura, Cordillera de Huancabamba, between Canchaque and Huancabamba, 3100 m elevation  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: KU 134653 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: TORRES-CARVAJAL 2007.


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CommentAbundance: only known from its original description (Meiri et al. 2017). 
EtymologyNamed after the Instituto Veterinario de Investigaciones Tropicales y de la Altura (IVITA), a cooperative research institute of the Universidad San Marcos and the United Nations FAO. The faculty and staff of IVITA assisted field studies through provision of facilities and logistical support. 
References
  • Carranza, S.; E. N. Arnold & F. Amat 2004. DNA phylogeny of Lacerta (Iberolacerta) and other lacertine lizards (Reptilia: Lacertidae): did competition cause long-term mountain restriction? Systematics and Biodiversity 2 (1): 57-77 - get paper here
  • Fritts, Thomas H. 1972. New species of lizards of the genus Stenocercus from Perú (Sauria: Iguanidae). Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural History, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas (10): 1-21 - get paper here
  • Meiri, Shai; Aaron M. Bauer, Allen Allison, Fernando Castro-Herrera, Laurent Chirio, Guarino Colli, Indraneil Das, Tiffany M. Doan, Frank Glaw, Lee L. Grismer, Marinus Hoogmoed, Fred Kraus, Matthew LeBreton, Danny Meirte, Zoltán T. Nagy, Cristiano d 2017. Extinct, obscure or imaginary: the lizard species with the smallest ranges. Diversity and Distributions 24 (2): 262-273 - get paper here
  • Torres-Carvajal, O. 2004. The abdominal skeleton of Tropidurid lizards (Squamata: Tropiduridae). Herpetologica 60 (1): 75-83 - get paper here
 
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