| Cachryx | |
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| Yucatán spiny-tailed iguana (Cachryx defensor) | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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
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. PMID 28716742.