Stenocercus percultus CADLE, 1991

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Higher Taxa	Tropiduridae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Stenocercus percultus CADLE 1991 Stenocercus percultus — TORRES-CARVAJAL 2004
Distribution	Peru (Cajamarca) Type locality: approx 1-2 km airline NNW Monte Seco, along an acequia [irrigation ditch] running between El Chorro and La Mantañita, 1350-1380 m elevation, Río Zaña, Cajamarca, Peru
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: FMNH 232525
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: TORRES-CARVAJAL 2007.
Comment
Etymology	Named after Latin percultus, highly adorned. [“...The specific epithet, percultus, is a Latin adjective derived from the prefix "per-," meaning "very" or "highly," and the adjective "excultus," meaning "adorned" or "elegant; " hence, "highly adorned," in reference to the beautiful and very colorful males of this species...”]. (from Esteban Lavilla, pers. comm., May 2024)
References	Cadle J E. 1991. Systematics of lizards of the genus Stenocercus (Iguania Tropiduridae) from northern Peru. New species and comments on relationships and distribution patterns. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 143: 1-96. (erratum published in Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 144 (1993): 345). - get paper here 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 Chávez, G. & Venegas, P. 2007. Looking for Macanches in the dry forest of Peru. Reptilia (GB) (51): 54-59 - get paper here Torres-Carvajal, O. 2004. The abdominal skeleton of Tropidurid lizards (Squamata: Tropiduridae). Herpetologica 60 (1): 75-83 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images

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