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The rhinoceros iguana (Cyclura cornuta) is an endangered species of iguana that is endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic) and its surrounding islands. A large lizard, they vary in length from 60 to 136 centimetres (24 to 54 in), and skin colours range from a steely grey to a dark green and ...
Their first project was a captive breeding program for the Grand Cayman iguana, which at the time was the most critically endangered of all the species of Cyclura. [ 18 ] The Indianapolis Zoo was involved in research and conservation of all sixteen taxa of West Indian iguanas.
Reptile species (IUCN, 2016-2) 5130 extant species have been evaluated; 4220 of those are fully assessed [a] 3229 are not threatened at present [b] 989 to 1899 are threatened [c] 26 to 43 are extinct or extinct in the wild: 24 extinct (EX) species [d] 2 extinct in the wild (EW) 17 possibly extinct [CR(PE)] 0 possibly extinct in the wild [CR(PEW)]
The species was first described by American herpetologist Edward Drinker Cope in 1885. [2] In 1885, Cope first described the lizard as two species in the same paper: C. onchiopsis and C. nigerrima, due to the animal's almost black coloration. A year later he renamed it as C. onchiopsis.
The word "iguana" is derived from the original Taino name for the species, iwana. [9] In addition to the two species in the genus Iguana, several other related genera in the same family have common names of the species including the word "iguana". [10]
Hannah, a 13-year-old white rhinoceros, has delivered a newborn calf in a rare zoo birth for the almost endangered species. The arrival of the male calf, named Silverio, two weeks ago marked the ...
Black-chested spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura melanosterna) Roatán spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura oedirhina) Motagua spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura palearis) Five-keeled spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura quinquecariniata) Blue iguana (Cyclura lewisi) Central Bahamian rock iguana (Cyclura rileyi) Mona rhinoceros iguana (Cyclura stejnegeri)
In September, Ratu, a 23-year-old female rhino, gave birth to a female rhino at the sanctuary in Lampung. Sumatran rhinos typically have a life expectancy of 35 to 40 years, according to the WWF ...