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Uracentron azureum

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
Iguanidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Reptilia

Subfamily
  
Tropidurinae

Genus
  
Order
  
Scaled reptiles

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Similar
  
Uracentron, Uracentron flaviceps, Scaled reptiles, Plica, Plica plica

The green thornytail iguana (Uracentron azureum) is an arboreal species of lizard from the Amazon rainforest and forests in the Guiana Shield. It is found in Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, northeastern Peru, southern Venezuela and northern Brazil. In addition to the nominate subspecies from the northeastern part of its range, it has two subspecies: the southwestern T. a. guentheri and the northwestern T. a. werneri. It can reach about 9 cm (3.5 in) in snout–vent length, has a relatively short spiny tail, and is overall green with black spots and bands. As in U. flaviceps (the only other species in the genus), U. azureum primarily feeds on ants.

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References

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