Rhinoceros iguana
Cyclura cornuta
EndangeredReptileherbivore
The rhinoceros iguana is a sturdy lizard found only on Hispaniola and nearby islands in the Caribbean. Known for its tough, grey-green skin, it gets its name from the horn-like bump on its snout.
- Grows up to 136 centimetres long.
- Shares its habitat with Ricord's iguana.
- Its snout has a bony bump resembling a rhino's horn.
ForestGrasslandNorth America
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- Classification
- Reptile
- Scientific name
- Cyclura cornuta
- Habitat
- Forest, Grassland
- Regions in this directory
- North America
- Diet
- herbivore
- Relative size
- large
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered (EN)
