title: Stenocercus festae
text: # 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 2,300–3,200 m (7,500–10,500 ft).
  
  ## Description
  
  S. festae may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7.8 cm (3.1 in), with a tail length of 15 cm (5.9 in).
  
  ## Reproduction
  
  S. festae is oviparous.
  
  