Rhinoceros iguana  (Cyclura cornuta)

Facts

Also known as: horned ground iguana
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptilia
OrderSquamata
FamilyIguanidae
GenusCyclura (1)
SizeMale 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).

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