Cyclura ricordii

Cyclura ricordii
C. ricordii at Lake Enriquillo, Dominican Republic
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Iguanidae
Genus:	Cyclura
Species:	C. ricordii
Binomial name
Cyclura ricordii (Duméril & Bibron, 1837)
Synonyms[3][4]
Aloponotus ricordii Duméril & Bibron, 1837 Hypsilophus ricordii (Duméril & Bibron, 1837) Fitzinger, 1843 Cyclura ricordi (Duméril & Bibron, 1837) Schwartz & R. Thomas, 1975, lapsus

Cyclura ricordii, also known as Ricord's ground iguana or Ricord's rock iguana, is an endangered species of medium-sized rock iguana, a large herbivorous lizard. It is endemic to the island of Hispaniola (in both Haiti and the Dominican Republic). It is known to coexist with the nominate subspecies of the rhinoceros iguana (C. cornuta cornuta); the two species are the only taxa of rock iguana to do so. The natural habitats of its three subpopulations are hot, dry, wooded savanna on limestone with access to soil and sandy flats in southern Hispaniola. It is threatened by predation by introduced predators and habitat loss, due to overgrazing and charcoal manufacture.