| Higher Taxa | Tropiduridae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Liocephalus angulifer WERNER 1901: 595 Leiocephalus angulifer WERNER 1901 (fide TORRES-CARVAJAL 2007) Stenocercus angulifer — TORRES-CARVAJAL 2007 Stenocercus angulifer — VENEGAS et al. 2020 |
| Distribution | E Ecuador
Type locality: Ecuador
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| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: ZMB 16594, male |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: TORRES-CARVAJAL 2007.
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| Comment | Synonymy: Stenocercus angulifer hs been previously synonymized with S. aculeatus (e.g. by BURT & BURT 1931 and PETERS & DONOSO-BARROS 1970) but revalidated by TORRES-CARVAJAL 2007. |
| Etymology | Named after Latin angulifer, bearing corners or angles, angular. [“...vom Hinterkopf bis oberhalb des Afters sieben nach vorne offene, V-förmige, dunkle Querbinden...“]. (from Esteban Lavilla, pers. comm., May 2024) |
| References |
- Arteaga, A.; Bustamante, L.; Vieira, J. 2024. Reptiles of Ecuador. Khamai Foundation & Tropical Herping, 1073 pp. - get paper here
- BRITO-ZAPATA, D., CISNEROS-HEREDIA, D. F., TORRES-CARVAJAL, O., & REYES-PUIG, C. 2026. Biogeographical and ecological patterns of allometric trends in Ecuadorian whorltail-iguanas. Journal of Vertebrate Biology, 75(25104) - get paper here
- Burt,C.E. & Burt,M.D. 1931. South American lizards in the collection of the American Museum of Natural History. Bull. Amer. Mus. nat. Hist. 61 (7): 227-395 - get paper here
- Reyes-Puig, C., Brito-Zapata, D., Guayasamin, J.M. et al. 2025. Diversity of amphibians and squamate reptiles in the upper Napo River basin, Ecuador. COMMUNITY ECOLOGY (2025) - get paper here
- Torres-Carvajal O, Pazmiño-Otamendi G, Salazar-Valenzuela D. 2019. Reptiles of Ecuador: a resource-rich portal, with a dynamic checklist and photographic guides. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 13 (1): [General Section]: 209–229 (e178) - get paper here
- Torres-Carvajal, O. 2007. A taxonomic revision of South American Stenocercus (Squamata: Iguania) lizards. Herpetological Monographs 21 (1): 76-178 - get paper here
- Venegas PJ, García-Ayachi LA, Chávez-Arribasplata JC, Chávez G, Wong I, García-Bravo A 2020. Four new species of Stenocercus Duméril & Bibron, 1837 (Squamata, Iguania) from the Department of Amazonas in northeastern Peru. Evolutionary Systematics 4(2): 79-108 - get paper here
- Werner, F. 1901. Ueber Reptilien und Batrachier aus Ecuador und Neu-Guinea. Verh. Zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 51: 593-614 - get paper here
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