Ctenosaura conspicuosa

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Ctenosaura conspicuosa
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CITES Appendix II (CITES) [2]
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Iguanidae
Genus: Ctenosaura
Species:
C. conspicuosa
Binomial name
Ctenosaura conspicuosa
Dickerson, 1919

Ctenosaura conspicuosa, commonly known as the San Esteban spinytail iguana is a species of lizard in the family Iguanidae.

Geographic range

Ctenosaura conspicuosa is endemic to San Esteban Island in Mexico. [3]


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References

  1. Reynoso, V.H., Pacheco-Hoyos, N., Moral-Uribina, W., Salinas Matus, H. & Pasachnik, S.A. 2019. Ctenosaura conspicuosa. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T174474A1414432.https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/174474/1414432. Downloaded on 10 March 2021.
  2. "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. "Ctenosaura conspicuosa ". The Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Ctenosaura&species=conspicuosa