Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Modest whorltail iguana (Stenocercus modestus), recorded as Endangered
Modest whorltail iguana (Stenocercus modestus). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Modest whorltail iguana

Stenocercus modestus

Modest whorltail iguana is a lizard or snake in the family Tropiduridae — Stenocercus modestus, recorded as Endangered and tied to Peru.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Stenocercus modestus
Recorded from
Peru
Taxonomy
Squamata · Tropiduridae · Stenocercus

The lizard or snake

It was first described by Johann Jakob von Tschudi in 1845.

Range and habitat

It is endemic to west-central Peru.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Diet

It lives in the coastal desert and has a diet consisting of arthropods.

In crisis

The species is thought to have a highly fragmented and decreasing population, and is therefore rated as endangered by the IUCN.

Modest whorltail iguana is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Modest whorltail iguana, Wikidata item Q3498268. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Modest whorltail iguana?
Modest whorltail iguana is a lizard or snake in the family Tropiduridae — Stenocercus modestus.
What is the conservation status of Modest whorltail iguana?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Stenocercus modestus. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Modest whorltail iguana live?
It is endemic to west-central Peru.
Why is Modest whorltail iguana in crisis?
The species is thought to have a highly fragmented and decreasing population, and is therefore rated as endangered by the IUCN.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Stenocercus modestus?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Modest whorltail iguana a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.