Cyclura nubila caymanensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Iguanidae |
Genus: | Cyclura |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | C. n. caymanensis
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Trinomial name | |
Cyclura nubila caymanensis (Barbour & G.K. Noble, 1916)
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Cyclura nubila caymanensis, the Lesser Caymans iguana,[2] Cayman Brac iguana, Cayman Island brown iguana or Sister Isles iguana,[1] is a critically endangered subspecies of the Cuban iguana (Cyclura nubila). It is native to two islands to the south of Cuba: Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, which are also known as the Sister Isles due to their similar shapes and close proximity to each other. The population of this subspecies has been impacted by habitat encroachment by human development and is likely being destroyed due to predation by cats (Felis catus), the population on Cayman Brac has remained particularly small for decades.
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