.::::: Lizards of the World - Iguania - Stenocercus :::::.
Last update: 12 January, 2004

This genus contains around 50 species of mostly western South American species.

Stenocercus Duméril & Bibron, 1837
Brachysaurus Hallowell, 1856
(Type = Brachysaurus erythrogaster)
Eulophus Tschudi, 1845 Nomen Nudum
Heterotropis Fitzinger, 1843 Nomen dubium
Microphractus Günther, 1859
Ophryoessoides Duméril, 1851
Proctotretus Duméril & Bibron, 1837
Ptygoderus Gray, 1845
Saccodeira Girard, 1857
(Type = Saccodeira ornatissima)
Scartiscus Cope, 1862
Scelotrema Tschudi, 1845
Trachycyclus Duméril & Bibron, 1837
Tropidocephalus Müller, 1882
Stenocercus aculeatus (O'Shaughnessy, 1879)
Leiocephalus aculeatus O’Shaughnessy, 1879
Liocephalus aculeatus (O’Shaughnessy, 1879)
Liocephalus angulifer Werner, 1901
Ophryoessoides aculeatus (O’Shaughnessy, 1879)
Distribution: Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru.
Stenocercus angel Torres-Carvajal, 2000
 
Distribution: Ecuador.
Stenocercus apurimacus Fritts, 1972
 
Distribution: Peru.
Stenocercus arenarius (Tschudi, 1845)
Liocephalus lineogularis Werner, 1901
Liocephalus rhodogaster Boulenger, 1901
Ophryoessoides arenarius (Tschudi, 1845)
Steironotus arenarius Tschudi, 1845
Tropidurus arenarius (Tschudi, 1845)
Distribution: Peru.
Stenocercus azureus (Müller, 1882)
Liolaemus azureus (Müller, 1882)
Proctotretus azureus (Müller, 1882)
Saccodeira azurea (Müller, 1882)
Tropidocephalus azureus Müller, 1882
Distribution: Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay.
Stenocercus boettgeri Boulenger, 1911
Stenocercus juninensis Shreve, 1941
Distribution: Peru.
Stenocercus bolivarensis Castro & Ayala, 1982
 
Distribution: Colombia.
Stenocercus caducus (Cope, 1862)
Liocephalus bolivianus Boulenger, 1890
Liocephalus caducus (Cope, 1862)
Ophryoessoides caducus (Cope, 1862)
Scartiscus caducus Cope, 1862
Scartiscus liocephaloides Werner, 1910
Distribution: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay.
Stenocercus carrioni Parker, 1934
 
Distribution: Ecuador.
Stenocercus chlorostictus Cadle, 1991
 
Distribution: Peru.
Stenocercus chota Torres-Carvajal, 2000
 
Distribution: Ecuador.
Stenocercus chrysopygus Boulenger, 1900
 
Distribution: Peru.
Stenocercus crassicaudatus (Tschudi, 1845)
Scelotrema crassicaudatum Tschudi, 1845
Stenocercus ervingi Stejneger, 1913
Stenocercus torquatus Boulenger, 1885
Urocentrum meyeri Werner, 1900
Distribution: Peru.
Stenocercus cupreus Boulenger, 1885
 
Distribution: Peru.
Stenocercus doellojuradoi Freiberg, 1944
Proctotretus doellojuradoi Freiberg, 1944
Distribution: Argentina and Peru.
Stenocercus dumerilii (Steindachner, 1869)
Leiocephalus dumerilii (Steindachner, 1869)
Liocephalus dumerilii (Steindachner, 1869)
Ophryoessoides dumerilii Steindachner, 1869
Distribution: Brazil.
Stenocercus empetrus Fritts, 1972
 
Distribution: Peru.
Stenocercus erythrogaster (Hallowell, 1856)
Brachysaurus erythrogaster Hallowell, 1856
Ophryoessoides erythrogaster (Hallowell, 1856)
Distribution: Colombia.
Stenocercus eunetopsis Cadle, 1991
 
Distribution: Peru.
Stenocercus festae (Peracca, 1897)
Leiocephalus festae Peracca, 1897
Ophryoessoides festae (Peracca, 1897)
Distribution: Ecuador.
Stenocercus fimbriatus Avila-Pirez, 1995
 
Distribution: Brazil and Peru.
Stenocercus formosus (Boulenger, 1880)
Liocephalus formosus Boulenger, 1880
Ophryoessoides formosus (Boulenger, 1880)
Distribution: Peru.
Stenocercus guentheri (Boulenger, 1885)
Liocephalus guentheri Boulenger, 1885
Ophryoessoides guentheri (Boulenger, 1885)
Distribution: Colombia and Ecuador.
Stenocercus haenschi (Werner, 1901)
Leiocephalus haenschi (Werner, 1901)
Liocephalus haenschi Werner, 1901
Ophryoessoides haenschi (Werner, 1901)
Distribution: Ecuador.
Stenocercus huancabambae Cadle, 1991
 
Distribution: Peru.
Stenocercus humeralis (Günther, 1859)
Microphractus humeralis Günther, 1859
Distribution: Ecuador.
Stenocercus imitator Cadle, 1991
 
Distribution: Peru.
Stenocercus iridescens (Günther, 1859)
Leiocephalus iridescens (Günther, 1859)
Liocephalus iridescens Günther, 1859
Ophryoessoides iridescens (Günther, 1859)
Ophryoessoides iridescens cajamareae
Ophryoessoides iridescens iridescens (Günther, 1859)
Distribution: Colombia, Ecuador and Peru..
Stenocercus ivitus Fritts, 1972
 
Distribution: Peru.
Stenocercus lache Corredor, 1983
 
Distribution: Colombia.
Stenocercus latebrosus Cadle, 1998
 
Distribution: Peru.
Stenocercus limitaris Cadle, 1998
 
Distribution: Ecuador and Peru.
Stenocercus marmoratus (Duméril & Bibron, 1837)
Heterotropis marmoratus (Duméril & Bibron, 1837)
Stenocercus difficilis Werner, 1910
Trachycyclus marmoratus Duméril & Bibron, 1837
Distribution: Argentina and Bolivia
Stenocercus melanopygus Boulenger, 1900
 
Distribution: Peru.
Stenocercus modestus (Tschudi, 1845)
Liolaemus modestus Tschudi, 1845
Stenocercus moestus Boulenger, 1885
Distribution: Peru.
Stenocercus nigromaculatus Noble, 1924
 
Distribution: Peru.
Stenocercus nubicola Fritts, 1972
 
Distribution: Peru.
Stenocercus ochoai Fritts, 1972
 
Distribution: Peru.
Stenocercus orientalis Fritts, 1972
 
Distribution: Peru.
Stenocercus ornatissimus (Girard, 1857)
Saccodeira ornatissima Girard, 1857
Saccodira ornatissima (Girard, 1857)
Distribution: Peru.
Stenocercus ornatus (Gray, 1845)
Leiocephalus ornatus Gray, 1845
Leiocephalus ornatus ornatus Gray, 1845
Liocephalus ornatus (Gray, 1845)
Distribution: Ecuador and Peru.
Stenocercus pectinatus (Duméril & Bibron, 1837)
Proctotretus pectinatus Duméril & Bibron, 1837
Proctotretus splendidus Girard, 1857
Saccodira pectinata (Duméril & Bibron, 1837)
Distribution: Argentina and Uruguay.
Stenocercus percultus Cadle, 1991
 
Distribution: Peru.
Stenocercus praeornatus Fritts, 1972
 
Distribution: Peru.
Stenocercus rhodomelas (Boulenger, 1899)
Liocephalus rhodomelas Boulenger, 1899
Ophryoessoides rhodomelas (Boulenger, 1899)
Distribution: Ecuador.
Stenocercus roseiventris Duméril & Bibron, 1837
Stenocercus atrigularis Werner, 1913
Distribution: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Peru.
Stenocercus scapularis (Boulenger, 1901)
Liocephalus scapularis Boulenger, 1901
Ophryoessoides scapularis (Boulenger, 1901)
Distribution: Peru.
Stenocercus simonsii Boulenger, 1899
 
Distribution: Ecuador.
Stenocercus stigmosus Cadle, 1998
 
Distribution: Peru
Stenocercus trachycephalus (Duméril, 1851)
Holotropis trachycephalus Duméril, 1851
Liocephalus trachycephalus (Duméril, 1851)
Ophryoessoides trachecephalus (Duméril, 1851)
Distribution: Colombia.
Stenocercus tricristatus (Duméril, 1851)
Ophryoessoides tricristatus Duméril, 1851
Distribution: Brazil.
Stenocercus variabilis Boulenger, 1901
 
Distribution: Bolivia and Peru.
Stenocercus varius Boulenger, 1885
 
Distribution: Ecuador.
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