Yucatan Spiny-tailed Iguana Ctenosaura defensor

Yucatan Spiny-tailed Iguana
Yucatan Spiny-tailed Iguana
The Yucatan Spiny-tailed Iguana is the smallest of 15 "Ctenosaura" spiny-tailed iguanas native to Mexico, Central and South America. It can grow to some 2 feet in length.
Yucatan Spiny-tailed Iguana
Yucatan Spiny-tailed Iguana
Yucatan Spiny-tailed Iguana
The genus is named after their spiny tails; this species is native to southern Mexico, in particular to the Yucatan peninsula.
Yucatan Spiny-tailed Iguana
Yucatan Spiny-tailed Iguana
The photos on this page were taken by Alexandra Makhnina in the Yucatan.