Ctenosaura oedirhina

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Ctenosaura oedirhina
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Iguanidae
Genus: Ctenosaura
Species:
C. oedirhina
Binomial name
Ctenosaura oedirhina

Ctenosaura oedirhina, commonly known as the Roatán spiny-tailed iguana or de Queiroz's spiny-tailed iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Iguanidae. It is

snout-vent length ranging from 151 to 325mm. [3]

Habitat

Its natural

subtropical or tropical dry forests
.

Conservation status

It is currently listed an endangered species under the

habitat loss
.

References

Further reading

  • de Queiroz, Kevin. 1987. A New Spiny-tailed Iguana from Honduras, with Comments on Relationships within Ctenosaura (Squamata: Iguania). Copeia 1987 (4): 892–902.