The Turks and Caicos rock iguana (Cyclura carinata carinata) is a critically endangered species of lizard endemic to these islands, which are home to 50,000 rock iguanas, the healthiest population in the Caribbean. Its generic name (Cyclura) is derived from the Ancient Greek cyclos meaning "circular" and ourá meaning "tail", after the thick-ringed tail characteristic of all Cyclura. Carinata means "keeled" and refers to the animal's scales. It has one subspecies which lives on Booby Cay, Bartsch's iguana (Cyclura carinata bartschi).
Read more »