The Exuma Island Iguana (Cyclura cychlura figginsi) is a critically endangered subspecies of Northern Bahamian Rock Iguana that is found on the Exuma island chain in the Bahamas with a wild population of 1,300 animals, it is listed on the IUCN Red List.
The Exuma Island iguana, Cyclura cychlura figginsi, is endemic to the Exuma Cays, it is a subspecies of the Northern Bahamian Iguana(Cyclura cychlura). Its generic and specific names (Cyclura) and...
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The Exuma Island Iguana (Cyclura cychlura figginsi) is a critically endangered subspecies of Northern Bahamian Rock Iguana that is found on the Exuma island chain in the Bahamas with a wild population of 1,300 animals, it is listed on the IUCN Red List.
The Exuma Island iguana, Cyclura cychlura figginsi, is endemic to the Exuma Cays, it is a subspecies of the Northern Bahamian Iguana(Cyclura cychlura). Its generic and specific names (Cyclura) and (Cychlura) are derived from the Ancient Greek cyclos (κύκλος) meaning "circular" and ourá (οὐρά) meaning "tail", after the thick-ringed tail characteristic of all Cyclura. Its subspecific name is a Latinized version of American Biologist J.D. Figgins' last name.
The Exuma island iguana is the smallest of the three subspecies of C. Cychlura. It attains a total length of close to 1 meter. Its coloration is dark-gray to black, with white or orange tinged scales on the head and snout depending upon which Cay the iguana is from.
Male Exuma Island...
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