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Black Spiny-tailed Iguana
Ctenosaura similis
53,227 observations in the source records
25 photos
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What the records say
- 53,227 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Green IguanaIguana iguana
Western Spiny-tailed IguanaCtenosaura pectinata
Eastern Mexican Spiny-Tailed IguanaCtenosaura acanthura
Cape Spiny-tailed IguanaCtenosaura hemilopha
Roatan Spinytail IguanaCtenosaura oedirhina
Brown BasiliskBasiliscus vittatus
Common BasiliskBasiliscus basiliscus
Green BasiliskBasiliscus plumifrons
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Where it is recorded
| Mexico | 14,658 |
|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 9,538 |
| Quintana Roo | 9,172 |
| Provincia Puntarenas | 5,171 |
| Yucatan | 4,318 |
| Provincia Guanacaste | 3,820 |
| United States | 2,482 |
| Panama | 751 |
| Campeche | 488 |
| Chiapas | 372 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Reptiles · Reptilia |
| Order | Snakes and Lizards · Squamata |
| Family | Iguanas and Chuckwallas · Iguanidae |
| Genus | Spiny-tailed Iguanas · Ctenosaura |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Black Spiny-tailed Iguana with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.