Rhinoceros iguana  (Cyclura cornuta)

Facts

Also known as:horned ground iguana
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Iguanidae
Genus Cyclura (1)
Size Male length (excluding tail): up to 56 cm (2)
Female length (excluding tail): up to 51 cm (2)
Male weight: up to 10 kg (2)

Status

Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List 2006 (1), and listed on Appendix I of CITES (3). Subspecies: the rhinoceros iguana (C. c. cornuta) is classified as Vulnerable (VU), and the Mona Island iguana (C. c. stejnegeri) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List 2006 (1).