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Ctenosaura

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Genus of lizards

Ctenosaura
Spinytail iguana in Mexico
Scientific classificationEdit this classification
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Iguania
Family:Iguanidae
Genus:Ctenosaura
Wiegmann, 1828
Type species
Ctenosaura acanthura
Ctenosaura similis, Costa Rica

Ctenosaura is alizardgenus commonly known asspinytail iguanas orctenosaurs. Thegenus is part of the largelizardfamilyIguanidae and is native toMexico andCentral America. The name is derived from two Greek words:κτενός (ctenos), meaning "comb" (referring to the comblike spines on the lizard's back and tail), andσαύρα (saura), meaning "lizard".

Description

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Thespecies range in size (total length, including the tail) from about 12.5 centimetres (4.9 in) to well over 1 metre (39 in). The distinctive feature of thisgenus is the presence of enlarged, spiny scales on the tail.

Ecology and natural history

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Ctenosaurs are generallyomnivorous, feeding on fruits, flowers, foliage, and small animals.

While studying physiological correlates of locomotion in lizards, a "burst speed" of 34.6 km/h (21.5 miles/h) was recorded by a black spiny-tail iguana (Ctenosaura similis), which is the highest speed reported for a lizard.[1]: p.812 [2]

Captivity

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C. pectinata,C. similis, andC. quinquecarinata are popular aspets.

Invasive species

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At least two species,Ctenosaura pectinata andCtenosaura similis, have been introduced into southern areas ofTexas andFlorida.[3] They are also now[when?] in southernArizona[citation needed].

Species

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ThegenusCtenosaura represents the most diverse group ofiguanas with 15 currently recognizedspecies and at least two unrecognizedspecies.[4][5] Thesespecies inhabit lowland dry forests, woodlands and semi-open habitats, below 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) elevation, on both coasts of Mexico and Central America.[4] The species in the genusCtenosaura belong in several differentclades.[4] Closely related species showallopatry whereas species from divergent clades showsympatry.[4] Until 2017, the two species ofCachryx were included inCtenosaura.[6]

ImageSpeciesCommon nameAuthorityGeographic range
Ctenosaura acanthuraMexican spiny-tailed iguana[7](Shaw, 1802)[8]EasternMexico
Ctenosaura bakeriBaker's spinytail iguanaStejneger, 1901[9]Utila island offHonduras
Ctenosaura clarkiMichoacan club tail[7]Bailey, 1928[10]WesternMexico
Ctenosaura conspicuosaIsla San Esteban spiny-tailed iguana[7]Dickerson, 1919[11]San Esteban Island, Gulf of California
Ctenosaura flavidorsalisyellowback spinytail iguanaG. Köhler &Klemmer, 1994Honduras,El Salvador, andGuatemala
Ctenosaura hemilophacape spiny-tail iguana[7](Cope, 1863)[12]Southern half ofBaja California,Mexico
Ctenosaura macrolophaSonora spiny-tailed iguana[7]Smith, H. M. 1972[13]Sonora,Mexico
Ctenosaura melanosternablack-chested spinytail iguanaBuckley &Axtell, 1997Honduras
Ctenosaura nolascensisIsla San Pedro Nolasco spiny-tailed iguana[7]Smith, H. M. 1972[13]San Pedro Nolasco Island, Gulf of California
Ctenosaura oaxacanaOaxacan spiny-tail iguana[7]G. Köhler &Hasbún, 2001[14]Oaxaca,Mexico
Ctenosaura oedirhinaRoatán spinytail iguanade Queiroz, 1987Roatán,Honduras
Ctenosaura palearisGuatemalan spinytail iguanaStejneger, 1899Guatemala
Ctenosaura pectinatawestern spiny-tail iguana[7](Wiegmann, 1834)[15]WesternMexico. Introduced to southern areas ofTexas andFlorida.
Ctenosaura quinquecarinataclub tail iguanaGray, 1842[16]Nicaragua andCosta Rica.
Ctenosaura similisblack spiny-tail iguana[7](Gray, 1831)[17]Mexico andCentral America; reported in some Colombian islands, introduced to southernFlorida.

References

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  1. ^Garland, Theodore., Jr. 1984.Physiological correlates of locomotory performance in a lizard: an allometric approach. American Journal of Physiology. 247: 806–815.
  2. ^Malfatti, Mark (2007), "A Look at the Genus Ctenosaura: Meet the World's fastest lizard and its kin",Reptiles Magazine,15 (11):64–73
  3. ^Robert Powell,Roger Conant,Joseph T. Collins (2016).Peterson Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, Fourth Edition. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Co. xiv + 494 pp. (see page 284).ISBN 978-0-544-12997-9
  4. ^abcdBuckley, Larry; Pagel, Katelyn; Villela, Oscar (2007). "Evolution of Spiny-tailed Iguanas (GenusCtenosaura): How Identification of Species Groups and their Relationships Can Help with Conservation Priorities".Iguana: Journal of the International Iguana Society.14 (4):248–251.
  5. ^"Ctenosaura".Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved2 January 2008.
  6. ^Malone, C.L.; Reynoso, V.H.; Buckley, L. (2017). "Never judge an iguana by its spines: Systematics of the Yucatan spiny tailed iguana, Ctenosaura defensor (Cope, 1866)".Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.115:27–39.Bibcode:2017MolPE.115...27M.doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2017.07.010.PMID 28716742.
  7. ^abcdefghiLiner, E. A. and G. Casas-Andreu. 2008. Standard Spanish, English and scientific names of the amphibians and reptiles of Mexico Society for the Study Amphibians and Reptiles. Herpetological Circular 38: i-iv, 1-162. (pages 58-59)
  8. ^Shaw, G. 1802.General Zoology, or Systematic Natural History. Vol.3, part 2. G. Kearsley, Thomas Davison, London: 313-615.
  9. ^Stejneger, Leonhard 1901.On a new species of spiny-tailed iguana from Utilla Island, Honduras. Proc. US Natl. Mus. 23 (1217): 467-468
  10. ^Bailey, J. W. 1928.A revision of the lizards of the genus Ctenosaura. Proc. US Natl. Mus. 73 (2733): 1-55
  11. ^Dickerson, M. C. 1919.Diagnoses of Twenty-Three New Species and a New Genus of Lizards from Lower California. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 41 (10): 461-477.
  12. ^Cope, E.D. 1863. Descriptions of new American Squamata in the Museum of the Smtihsonian Institution. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 15 [1863]: 100-106
  13. ^abSmith, H.M. 1972.The sonoran subspecies of the lizard Ctenosaura hemilopha. Great Basin Naturalist 32 (2): 104-111.
  14. ^Köhler, G. & C.R. Hasbun 2001. A new species of spiny-tailed iguana from Mexico formerly referred to Ctenosaura quinquecarinata (Gray 1842) (Reptilia, Squamata, Iguanidae). Senckenbergiana biologica 81: 257-267
  15. ^Wiegmann, A.F.A. 1834.Herpetologia Mexicana, seu descriptio amphibiorum novae hispaniae, quae itineribus comitis de Sack, Ferdinandi Deppe et Chr. Guil. Schiede im Museum Zoologicum Berolinense Pervenerunt. Pars prima, saurorum species. Berlin, Lüderitz, iv + 54 pp.
  16. ^Gray, J. E. 1842. Description of some new species of Reptiles, chiefly from the British Museum collection. Zoological Miscellany 2: 57-59.
  17. ^Gray, J. E. 1831 [1830].A synopsis of the species of Class Reptilia. In: Griffith, E & E. Pidgeon:The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organisation by the Baron Cuvier with additional descriptions of all the species hither named, and of many before noticed. V Whittaker, Treacher and Co., London: 481 + 110 pp.

Further reading

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  • Frost DR,Etheridge RE (1989). "A Phylogenetic Analysis and Taxonomy of Iguanian Lizards (Reptilia: Squamata)".Univ. Kansas Mus. Nat. Hist. Misc. Publ. 81.
  • Frost DR, Etheridge R, Janies D,Titus TA (2001). "Total evidence, sequence alignment, evolution of Polychrotid lizards, and a reclassification of the Iguania (Squamata: Iguania)".American Museum Novitates (3343): 1-38.

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