Ctenosaura oedirhina
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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 and the island of Roatán, 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
- ^ 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. 2015. IUCN: e.T44191A73610844. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-1.RLTS.T44191A73610844.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
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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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