Cachryx Explained

Cachryx is a genus of lizards in the family Iguanidae, native to the Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula and adjacent Guatemala.

Taxonomy

There are two described species in this genus. Until 2017, they were genererally included in Ctenosaura.^[1]

• Campeche spiny-tailed iguana, Cachryx alfredschmidti (Kohler, 1995)
• Yucatán spinytail iguana, Cachryx defensor (Cope, 1866)

Notes and References

1. Malone . C.L. . Reynoso . V.H. . Buckley . L. . 2017 . Never judge an iguana by its spines: Systematics of the Yucatan spiny tailed iguana, Ctenosaura defensor (Cope, 1866) . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution . 115 . 27–39 . 10.1016/j.ympev.2017.07.010 . 28716742 .