Ctenosaura oedirhina
Ctenosaura oedirhina | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Iguanidae |
Genus: | Ctenosaura |
Species: | C. oedirhina
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Binomial name | |
Ctenosaura oedirhina de Queiroz, 1987
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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
- . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- S2CID 213007676.
- S2CID 213007676.
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.