Ctenosaura oaxacana

Ctenosaura oaxacana, Photo: Michael Lahanas

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata Toxicofera
Subordo: Iguania
Infraordo: Pleurodonta

Familia: Iguanidae
Genus: Ctenosaura
Species: Ctenosaura oaxacana
Name

Ctenosaura oaxacana Köhler & Hasbún, 2001

Type locality: Pacific versant of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec (Oaxaca, Mexico).

Holotype: SMF 43259.
References

Köhler, G. & C.R. Hasbún 2001: A new species of spiny-tailed iguana from Mexico formerly referred to Ctenosaura quinquecarinata (Gray 1842) (Reptilia, Squamata, Iguanidae). Senckenbergiana biologica, 81: 257–267.
Gutsche, Alexander; Frank Köhler 2008: Phylogeography and hybridization in Ctenosaura species (Sauria, Iguanidae) from Caribbean Honduras: insights from mitochondrial and nuclear DNA. Zoosystematics and Evolution, 84(2): 245–253.

Ctenosaura oaxacana, commonly known as the Oaxacan spiny-tailed iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Iguanidae. It is endemic to Mexico.

Geographic range

It is found in the Mexican state of Oaxaca.[3]
Habitat

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
Conservation status

It is threatened by habitat loss.
Sources

Köhler, G. (2004). "Ctenosaura oaxacana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T44190A10859692. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44190A10859692.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
"Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.

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