Uracentron

Genus of lizards

Uracentron
Tropical thornytail iguana (Uracentron flaviceps)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Tropiduridae
Genus: Uracentron
Kaup, 1827
Species

2 spp., see text

Uracentron is a genus of tropidurid lizards found in forests in northern South America. It contains only two species, which are both arboreal, have a relatively short spiny tail, and mainly feed on ants.[1]

Species[2]

  • Uracentron azureum (Linnaeus, 1758) – green thornytail iguana
  • Uracentron flaviceps (Guichenot, 1855) – tropical thornytail iguana

References

  1. ^ Avila-Pires (1995). Lizards of Brazilian Amazonia (Reptilia: Squamata). Zoologische Verhandelingen 299(1): 1-706
  2. ^ Uracentron, The Reptile Database
Taxon identifiers
Uracentron
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