Northern Bahamian rock iguana

Northern Bahamian rock 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. cychlura
Binomial name
Cyclura cychlura
(Cuvier, 1829)
Subspecies
Synonyms[1]
  • Iguana cychlura Cuvier, 1829
  • Cyclura baeolopha Cope, 1861

The northern Bahamian rock iguana (Cyclura cychlura) is a species of lizard of the genus Cyclura that is found on Andros Island and the Exuma islands in the Bahamas. Its status on the IUCN Red List is vulnerable, with a wild population of less than 5,000 animals.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Knapp, C.R.; Iverson, J.B.; Buckner, S. (2004). "Cyclura cychlura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T6035A12356382. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T6035A12356382.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.