Cachryx defensor (Cope, 1866) is a animal in the Iguanidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Cachryx defensor (Cope, 1866)
Cachryx defensor, the Yucatán spiny-tailed iguana, is an Iguanidae lizard endemic to northern Yucatán, Mexico, living in dry broadleaf forests.
The Yucatán spiny-tailed iguana, scientifically named Cachryx defensor (Cope, 1866), is a species of lizard that belongs to the Iguanidae family. This species is endemic to northern Yucatán, Mexico. Its natural habitat is tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests.
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Cyclura cornuta (Bonnaterre, 1789)
Ctenosaura pectinata (Wiegmann, 1834)
Cyclura ricordi (Duméril & Bibron, 1837)
Cyclura rileyi Stejneger, 1903
Ctenosaura oaxacana Köhler & Hasbun, 2001
Cyclura nubila (Gray, 1831)
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