Ctenosaura bakeri [SEP] IUCN conservation status
Ctenosaura bakeri
Ctenosaura bakeri, also known as the Utila iguana, Baker's spinytail iguana, swamper or wishiwilly del suampo, is a critically endangered species of spinytail iguana endemic to the island of Utila, one of the Islas de la Bahía off the coast of Honduras.
The Utila iguana is the only species of iguana and one of only two species of lizard to exclusively inhabit brackish mangrove swamps, forced there due to competition from larger species. It is the smallest of the three species of iguana found on Utila,
international attention by German herpetologist Dr. Gunther Köhler and his book "Reptiles of Central America". Although several zoos and wildlife associations have instituted programs for the iguanas on Utila, the species still finds itself threatened due to overhunting and may face more of a threat in the form of habitat loss. Extreme conservation efforts are in place to try to prevent this species from going extinct.
Taxonomy.
"Ctenosaura bakeri" was first described by Norwegian-born American zoologist Leonhard Stejneger in 1901, while working for the Smithsonian Institution