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 endemic to Honduras and the island of Roatán, to which one of its common names refers.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Iguanidae |
| Genus: | Ctenosaura |
| Species: | C. oedirhina |
| Binomial name | |
| Ctenosaura oedirhina de Queiroz, 1987 | |
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Habitat
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
Conservation status
It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Ariano-Sánchez, D.; Burgess, J.; Köhler , G.; McCranie, J.R.; Montgomery, C.E. & Pasachnik, S. (2015). "Ctenosaura oedirhina". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2015: e.T44191A73610844. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-1.RLTS.T44191A73610844.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
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.
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