Ctenosaura nolascensis

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Ctenosaura nolascensis, the Nolasco spiny-tailed iguana or the San Pedro Nolasco spinytail iguana, is a species of iguana that lives only in Mexico. It is endemic to Isla San Pedro Nolasco, the island where it occurs.

Conservation status: Vulnerable (IUCN Red List, version 3.1). It is also listed in CITES Appendix II, meaning international trade is controlled to protect the species.

Taxonomy: Kingdom Animalia; Phylum Chordata; Class Reptilia; Order Squamata; Suborder Iguania; Family Iguanidae; Genus Ctenosaura; Species C. nolascensis. The binomial name is Ctenosaura nolascensis, described by Smith in 1972.