Ctenosaura flavidorsalis
Ctenosaura flavidorsalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Iguanidae |
Genus: | Ctenosaura |
Species: | C. flavidorsalis
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Binomial name | |
Ctenosaura flavidorsalis Köhler & Klemmer, 1994
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Ctenosaura flavidorsalis, commonly known as the yellow-backed spiny-tailed iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Iguanidae.
Distribution[]
It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.
Habitat[]
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
Conservation status[]
It is threatened by habitat loss.
References[]
- ^ Reynoso, V.H., Vázquez-Cruz, M., Rivera-Arroyo, R.C., Malone, C.L. & Grant, T.D. (2020). "Ctenosaura flavidorsalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T44188A2993811. Retrieved 12 July 2020.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Categories:
- IUCN Red List near threatened species
- Ctenosaura
- Reptiles described in 1994
- Reptiles of Central America
- Taxa named by Gunther Köhler
- Iguanidae stubs