Stenocercus festae

Stenocercus festae, also known commonly as Peracca's whorltail iguana and Peracca's whorl-tailed iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Tropiduridae. The species is endemic to Ecuador.

Etymology
The specific name, festae, is in honor of Italian zoologist Enrico Festa.

Geographic range
S. festae is found in southern Ecuador, on both the eastern slope and the western slope of the Andes, in the provinces of Azuay, Cañar, and Loja.

Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of S. festae are forest, and above the tree line shrubland, at altitudes of 2,300 –.

Description
S. festae may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7.8 cm, with a tail length of 15 cm.

Reproduction
S. festae is oviparous.