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The Yucatán spiny-tailed iguana (Cachryx defensor) is a species of lizard in the family Iguanidae.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 10 relations: Edward Drinker Cope, Endemism, Habitat, Habitat destruction, Iguanidae, Lizard, Mexico, Species, Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, Yucatán.

  2. Cachryx
  3. Fauna of the Yucatán Peninsula
  4. Reptiles described in 1866

Edward Drinker Cope

Edward Drinker Cope (July 28, 1840 – April 12, 1897) was an American zoologist, paleontologist, comparative anatomist, herpetologist, and ichthyologist.

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Endemism

Endemism is the state of a species only being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere.

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Habitat

In ecology, habitat refers to the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species.

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Habitat destruction

Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat is no longer able to support its native species.

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Iguanidae

The Iguanidae is a family of lizards composed of the iguanas, chuckwallas, and their prehistoric relatives, including the widespread green iguana.

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Lizard

Lizard is the common name used for all squamate reptiles other than snakes (and to a lesser extent amphisbaenians), encompassing over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains.

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Mexico

Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America.

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Species

A species (species) is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction.

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Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests

The tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forest is a habitat type defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature and is located at tropical and subtropical latitudes.

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Yucatán

Yucatán (also,,; Yúukatan), officially the Estado Libre y Soberano de Yucatán (Free and Sovereign State of Yucatán), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, constitute the 32 federal entities of Mexico.

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See also

Cachryx

Fauna of the Yucatán Peninsula

Reptiles described in 1866

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucatán_spiny-tailed_iguana

Also known as Cachryx defensor, Ctenosaura defensor.