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, 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]

Ctenosaura oedirhina
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
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

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.