Ctenosaura alfredschmidti

Ctenosaura alfredschmidti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Iguanidae
Genus: Ctenosaura
Species: C. alfredschmidti
Binomial name
Ctenosaura alfredschmidti
Köhler, 1995

Ctenosaura alfredschmidti, commonly known as the Campeche spiny-tailed iguana, is a species of lizard in the Iguanidae family.

Etymology

The specific name, alfredschmidti, is in honor of German herpetoculturist Alfred Schmidt.[1]

Geographic range

It is endemic to southern Campeche in Mexico. However, in the field year of 2005, this species was also recorded by a scientific expedition to the Rio Azul National Park in the Petén Department in Northern Guatemala. This was the first record in Guatemala's Herpetofauna for this species.

Habitat

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Conservation status

It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
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