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

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  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassSquamata
  4. FamilyIguanidae

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Iguanidae
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Ctenosaura defensor (6138652398).jpg
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taxon name
Cachryx
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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. Campeche spiny-tailed iguana, Cachryx alfredschmidti (Kohler, 1995) Yucatán spinytail iguana, Cachryx defensor (Cope, 1866)

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