kids encyclopedia robot

Yucatán spiny-tailed iguana facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Quick facts for kids
Yucatán spiny-tailed iguana
Ctenosaura defensor (6138652398).jpg
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Genus:
Cachryx
Species:
defensor
Synonyms
  • Ctenosaura defensor (Cope, 1866)
  • Enyaliosaurus defensor (Cope, 1866)

The Yucatán spiny-tailed iguana (Cachryx defensor) is a species of lizard in the family Iguanidae. It is endemic to northern Yucatán, Mexico.

Habitat

Its natural habitat is tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests.

Conservation status

It is threatened by habitat loss.

In the United States

A foot-long specimen was found scurrying across a loading dock on July 29, 2010 at Ford Motor Co.'s Van Dyke Transmission Plant in Sterling Heights, Michigan. The creature was a stowaway in parts crates shipped from the Yucatán peninsula in Mexico. The creature was moved to an enclosure at the Detroit Zoo which it will share with a female black iguana.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Iguana yucateca de cola espinosa para niños

kids search engine
Yucatán spiny-tailed iguana Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.