Yucatán spiny-tailed iguana

The Yucatán spiny-tailed iguana is a species of lizard in the family Iguanidae. It is endemic to northern Yucatán, Mexico.

Habitat

Its natural habitat is tropical and [subtropical dry broadleaf forest]s.

Conservation status

It is threatened by habitat loss.

In the United States

A foot-long specimen was found scurrying across a loading dock on July 29, 2010, at Ford Motor Co.'s Van Dyke Transmission Plant in Sterling Heights, Michigan. The creature was a stowaway in parts crates shipped from the Yucatán peninsula in Mexico. The creature was moved to an enclosure at the Detroit Zoo, which it will share with a female black iguana.