Keeled Cycle

	Keeled Cycle
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryotes
Kingdom:	Animals
Kingdom :	Eumetazoi
No rank :	Bilateral symmetrical
No rank :	Secondary
Type of:	Chordate
Subtype :	Vertebrates
Infratype :	Maxillary
Overclass :	Tetrapods
Grade:	Reptiles
Subclass :	Diapsids
Infraclass :	Lepidosauromorphs
Squadron :	Lepidosaurs
Squad:	Scaly
Suborder :	Lizards
Infrastructure :	Iguanoid
Family:	Iguanas
Gender:	Cycles
View:	Keeled Cycle
International scientific name
	Cyclura carinata Harlan , 1824
Security status
	Endangered Species; IUCN 3.1 Critically Endangered : 6026

Keeled cyclura ^[1] , or keeled ring-tailed iguana ^[1] , or ribbed cyclura ^[2] ( lat. Cyclura carinata ) - a species of lizards from the family of iguanas.

Males have a body length (with tail) from 60 to 75 centimeters. Females are smaller and reach a length of about 50 centimeters. The body weight of animals is from 1 to 1.5 kg. Males differ from females by a crest on their neck.

The species lives on the Turks and Caicos Islands .

Animals eat fruits, leaves, flowers, vegetables and insects.

The mating season begins in May. The female lays two to nine eggs. After about three weeks, the cubs appear. They reach puberty in about seven years.

The species is endangered according to the IUCN Red List .

Notes

↑ ¹ ² Ananyeva N. B. , Borkin L. Ya. , Darevsky I.S. , Orlov N.L. The Pyatiling Dictionary of Animal Names. Amphibians and reptiles. Latin, Russian, English, German, French. / edited by Acad. V. E. Sokolova . - M .: Rus. Yaz., 1988 .-- S. 213. - 10,500 copies. - ISBN 5-200-00232-X .
↑ Darevsky I.S. , Orlov N.L. Rare and endangered animals. Amphibians and reptiles: Ref. allowance / ed. V. E. Sokolova . - M .: Higher school, 1988. - S. 257. - 463 p., [16] p. silt - 100,000 copies. - ISBN 5-06-001429-0 .

Literature

Manfred Rogner: Echsen. Pflege und Zucht im Terrarium. Band 1: Geckos, Flossenfüße, Agamen, Chamäleons und Leguane. Ulmer, Stuttgart 1992, ISBN 3-8001-7248-8 .

[а-1] ¹ ² Ananyeva N. B. , Borkin L. Ya. , Darevsky I.S. , Orlov N.L. The Pyatiling Dictionary of Animal Names. Amphibians and reptiles. Latin, Russian, English, German, French. / edited by Acad. V. E. Sokolova . - M .: Rus. Yaz., 1988 .-- S. 213. - 10,500 copies. - ISBN 5-200-00232-X .

[2] Darevsky I.S. , Orlov N.L. Rare and endangered animals. Amphibians and reptiles: Ref. allowance / ed. V. E. Sokolova . - M .: Higher school, 1988. - S. 257. - 463 p., [16] p. silt - 100,000 copies. - ISBN 5-06-001429-0 .

Keeled Cycle

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