Ctenosaura alfredschmidti

Campeche Spiny-tailed Iguana
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Iguanidae
Genus:	Ctenosaura
Species:	C. alfredschmidti
Binomial name
Ctenosaura alfredschmidti Köhler, 1995

The Campeche Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura alfredschmidti) is a species of lizard in the Iguanidae family. It is endemic to Mexico.However, in the field year of 2005, this species was also recorded in a scientific expedition to the Rio Azul National Park in the Department of Petén in Northern Guatemala. This was the first record in Guatemala's Herpetofauna for this specie.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

• Köhler, G. 2004. Ctenosaura alfredschmidti. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.

• Radachowsky et al. 2004, Köhler, G. 1995)http://www.selvamayamonitoreo.org/files/garcia__radachowsky_2004_informe_rap_mirador_rioa.pdf

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