Mona ground iguana

Mona ground iguana
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Iguanidae
Genus: Cyclura
Species:
C. stejnegeri
Binomial name
Cyclura stejnegeri
Barbour & Noble, 1916
Synonyms

Cyclura cornuta stejnegeri (Barbour & Noble, 1916)

The Mona ground iguana (Cyclura stejnegeri) is a critically endangered species of rock iguana, endemic to Mona Island, Puerto Rico. It is one of the island nation's few large land animals, and it is the largest endemic terrestrial lizard in the country, and one of the biggest rock iguanas within the Antilles. It was previously considered a subspecies of the rhinoceros iguana (Cyclura cornuta).

  1. ^ Garcia, M.A.; Figuerola, C.; Grant, T.D. (2020). "Cyclura stejnegeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T29605A2790768. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T29605A2790768.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.