Biology:Ctenosaura oedirhina
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Short description: Species of lizard
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Iguanidae |
| Genus: | Ctenosaura |
| Species: | C. oedirhina
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| 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. The Roatán iguana is a medium sized iguana with a rounded snout, short crest scales, and a snout-vent length ranging from 151 to 325mm. [3]
Habitat
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
Conservation status
It is currently listed an endangered species under the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).[4] 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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44191/122558520. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ "Appendices | CITES". https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php.
- ↑ Goode, A. B. C.; Pasachnik, S. A.; Maple, T. L. (2020). "Assessing the status of a threatened island endemic, Ctenosaura oedirhina, on Roatán, Honduras". Wildlife Research 47 (2): 137. doi:10.1071/wr18195. ISSN 1035-3712. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wr18195.
- ↑ Goode, A. B. C.; Pasachnik, S. A.; Maple, T. L. (2020). "Assessing the status of a threatened island endemic, Ctenosaura oedirhina, on Roatán, Honduras". Wildlife Research 47 (2): 137. doi:10.1071/wr18195. ISSN 1035-3712. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wr18195.
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.
Wikidata ☰ Q246182 entry
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