Ctenosaura defensor
| Ctenosaura defensor | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Iguanidae |
| Genus: | Ctenosaura |
| Species: | C. defensor |
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| Ctenosaura defensor (Cope, 1866) | |
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Ctenosaura defensor, commonly known as the Yucatán spiny-tailed iguana, is a species of lizard in the Iguanidae family. It is endemic to Mexico.
Habitat
Its natural habitat is tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests.
Conservation status
It is threatened by habitat loss.
In the U.S.
A foot-long specimen was found scurrying across a loading dock on July 29, 2010 at Ford Motor Co.'s Van Dyke Transmission Plant in Sterling Heights, MI. The creature was a stowaway in parts crates shipped from the Yucatán peninsula in Mexico. The creature was moved to an enclosure at the Detroit Zoo which it will share with a female black iguana.
Source
- ↑ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- Köhler, G. 2004. Ctenosaura defensor. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.
- Detroit Free Press. 2010. Ice-trapped pollutants poison polar bears' diets. Downloaded on 26 August 2010.