Roatán Spiny-tailed Iguana

Roatán Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura oedirhina) has an extent of occurrence of 294 km2 measured by minimum convex polygon. Its area of occupancy is 191 km2 using a 1×1 km grid overlay, although the actual occupied area of stable populations is likely closer to 6 km2. The population is severely fragmented across Roatán, with the majority of individuals occurring in six isolated subpopulations, as well as on the island of Barbareta. Due to the growing threat of exploitation for local subsistence and tourists, the number of mature individuals is predicted to continue to decline, hence it is assessed as Endangered. Iguanas have been locally extirpated from many parts of Roatán.

Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44191/122558520

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