Cyclura Iguana Photos
Turks & Caicos 		Cyclura Iguana Photos
Booby Cay 		Cyclura Iguana Photos
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Mona Island
Cyclura Iguana Photos
Andros Island 		Cyclura Iguana Photos
Exuma Islands 		Cyclura Iguana Photos
Allen's Cay 		Cyclura Iguana Photos
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Cuban
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Stout		 Cyclura Iguana Photos
Ricord's		 Cyclura Iguana Photos
White Cay 		Cyclura Iguana Photos
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San Salvador 		image 3

Rhinoceros iguana
(cyclura cornuta cornuta)       Listen to the Latin PronunciationClick to hear
Estimated population remaining in the wild: 17,000

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Rhinos are distributed throughout their native Hispaniola, though their range is fragmented (relative to pre-human times) and associated with dry regions of low human population density. This species is an ecological generalist, hence more adaptable than the sympatric Ricord’s Iguana. Threats include loss of tropical dry forest habitat due to extraction of hardwoods for fuel and charcoal production, predation by feral dogs, cats, mongoose and pigs, and illegal hunting for food. Large, body length to 22 in (560 mm).

Distribution: Hispaniola

Size: Males to 560mm SVL and 10kg Females to 510mm SVL and 5.4kg

Status: I.U.C.N. Red List - Vulnerable Common and widespread until the 1950's, their numbers have been declining steadily in impoverished Haiti and portions of the Dominican Republic. Twenty or more subpopulations may exist on Hispaniola .

Legal Status: U.S. Endangered Species Act - Threatened C.I.T.E.S. - Appendix I

Priority Activities: Assess the current status of wild populations and investigate factors limiting their numbers. Control or eradicate exotic predators and competitors where practical.

Number Remaining: Estimated at 17,000 (several hundred additional in captive collections world-wide).