Ctenosaura melanosterna

Ctenosaura melanosterna
Honduran Paleate Spiny-tailed Iguana
Honduran Paleate Spiny-tailed Iguana in Korkeasaari Zoo
Honduran Paleate Spiny-tailed Iguana in Korkeasaari Zoo
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Iguanidae
Genus: Ctenosaura
Species: C. melanosterna
Binomial name
Ctenosaura melanosterna
Buckley & Axtell, 1997

The Honduran Paleate Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura melanosterna) is a species of lizard in the Iguanidae family. It is endemic to Honduras. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.