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title: "Günther's Whorltail Iguana"
description: "Stenocercus guentheri — Rettili. Stenocercus guentheri, also known commonly as Günther's whorltail iguana and la guagsa de Günther in South American Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Tropiduridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/gunther-s-whorltail-iguana
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Günther's Whorltail Iguana

> Stenocercus guentheri — Rettili. Stenocercus guentheri, also known commonly as Günther's whorltail iguana and la guagsa de Günther in South American Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Tropiduridae.

- Scientific name: *Stenocercus guentheri*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 730
- Wikidata: [Q3498247](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3498247)
- iNaturalist taxon: [39030](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/39030)

## Names

- en: Günther's Whorltail Iguana
- es: Guagsa de Günther

## Countries with the most observations

EC (424)

## Summary

Stenocercus guentheri, also known commonly as Günther's whorltail iguana and la guagsa de Günther in South American Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Tropiduridae. The species is native to northwestern South America.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stenocercus_guentheri

## Photo

![Günther's Whorltail Iguana](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/gunther-s-whorltail-iguana/medium.jpg)

Photo: Phillip Salzinger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/344533890

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/gunther-s-whorltail-iguana?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).