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Ctenosaura (spinytail iguanas)

Synonyms: Enyaliosaurus

Wikipedia Abstract

Ctenosaura is a lizard genus commonly known as spinytail iguanas or Ctenosaurs. The genus is part of the large lizard family, Iguanidae and is native to Mexico and Central America. The name is derived from two Greek words: ctenos (κτενός), meaning "comb" (referring to the comblike spines on the lizard's back and tail), and saura (σαύρα), meaning "lizard".
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Species

Ctenosaura acanthura (Northeastern Spinytail Iguana) (Attributes)
Ctenosaura bakeri (Baker's Spinytail Iguana) (Critically Endangered) (Attributes)
Ctenosaura clarki (Balsas armed lizard) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)
Ctenosaura conspicuosa (Spiny-tailed iguana) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)
Ctenosaura flavidorsalis (Yellowback Spiny-tailed Iguana) (Attributes)
Ctenosaura hemilopha (Cape Spinytail Iguana) (Attributes)
Ctenosaura macrolopha (Sonoran black iguana) (Attributes)
Ctenosaura melanosterna (Honduran Paleate Spiny-tailed Iguana) (Endangered) (Attributes)
Ctenosaura nolascensis (Nolasco Spiny-tailed Iguana) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)
Ctenosaura oaxacana (Oaxacan Spiny-tailed Iguana) (Critically Endangered) (Attributes)
Ctenosaura oedirhina (De Queiroz's Spinytail Iguana) (Endangered) (Attributes)
Ctenosaura palearis (Honduran dwarf spiny-tailed iguana) (Endangered) (Attributes)
Ctenosaura pectinata (Western Spiny-tailed Iguana) (Attributes)
Ctenosaura quinquecarinata (Oaxacan Spinytail Iguana) (Attributes)
Ctenosaura similis (Black Iguana) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0