Ctenosaura flavidorsalis
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Ctenosaura flavidorsalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Iguanidae |
Genus: | Ctenosaura |
Species: | C. flavidorsalis
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Binomial name | |
Ctenosaura flavidorsalis Köhler & Klemmer, 1994
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Ctenosaura flavidorsalis, commonly known as the yellow-backed spiny-tailed iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Iguanidae.
Distribution
It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.
Habitat
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
Conservation status
It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ^ Reynoso, V.H.; Vázquez-Cruz, M.; Rivera-Arroyo, R.C.; Malone, C.L.; Grant, T.D. (2020). "Ctenosaura flavidorsalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T44188A2993811. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T44188A2993811.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
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