The Yucatán spiny-tailed iguana (Cachryx defensor) is a species of lizard in the family Iguanidae. It is endemic to northern Yucatán, Mexico.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Iguanidae |
| Genus: | Cachryx |
| Species: | C. defensor
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Habitat
editIts natural habitat is tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests.
Conservation status
editIt is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
In the United States
editA 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.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b Köhler, G. 2004. Ctenosaura defensor. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
- ^ "Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia". Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. November 28, 1866.
- ^ Cachryx defensor at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-11-27.
- ^ "Integrated Taxonomic Information System". www.itis.gov. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
- ^ Detroit Free Press. 2010. Scaly stowaway in auto parts finds home at the zoo. Downloaded on 26 August 2010.