Ctenosaura oedirhina
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Scientific classification 
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| 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 endemic to Honduras, on the island of Roatán in the Caribbean, to which one of its common names refers.
Habitat[]
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
Conservation status[]
It is threatened by habitat loss.
References[]
- ^ Goode, A.B.C.; Pasachnik, S.A. (2019). "Ctenosaura oedirhina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T44191A122558520. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T44191A122558520.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
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.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List endangered species
- Lizards of the Caribbean
- Reptiles of Honduras
- Ctenosaura
- Endemic fauna of Honduras
- Roatán
- Reptiles described in 1987
- Taxa named by Kevin de Queiroz
- Iguanidae stubs