| Cachryx | |
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| Yucatán spiny-tailed iguana (Cachryx defensor) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Iguanidae |
| Genus: | Cachryx Cope, 1866 |
Cachryx is a genus of lizards in the family Iguanidae, native to the Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula and adjacent Guatemala.
Taxonomy
There are two described species in this genus.[1] Until 2017, they were genererally included in Ctenosaura.[2]
- Campeche spiny-tailed iguana, Cachryx alfredschmidti (Kohler, 1995)
- Yucatán spinytail iguana, Cachryx defensor (Cope, 1866)
References
- ↑ Cachryx at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 27 November 2018.
- ↑ Malone, C.L.; Reynoso, V.H.; Buckley, L. (2017). "Never judge an iguana by its spines: Systematics of the Yucatan spiny tailed iguana, Ctenosaura defensor (Cope, 1866)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 115: 27–39. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2017.07.010.
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