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Uracentron

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
Iguanidae

Phylum
  
Order
  
Scaled reptiles

Class
  
Subfamily
  
Tropidurinae

Rank
  
Genus

Uracentron httpsstaticinaturalistorgphotos173561mediu

Similar
  
Scaled reptiles, Plica, Tropidurinae, Stenocercus, Tropidurus

uracentron azureum


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.

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Species

Listed alphabetically.

  • Uracentron azureum (Linnaeus, 1758) – Green Thornytail Iguana
  • Uracentron flaviceps (Guichenot, 1855) – Tropical Thornytail Iguana
  • References

    Uracentron Wikipedia