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The desert iguana is a medium-sized lizard which averages 41 cm (16 in) in total length but can grow to a maximum of 61 cm (24 in) including the tail. [7] They are pale gray-tan to cream in color with a light brown reticulated pattern on their backs and sides.
Ctenosaura oaxacana, commonly known as the Oaxacan spiny-tailed iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Iguanidae. It is endemic to Mexico. Geographic range
Sonoran spiny-tailed iguanas are endemic to the Sonoran desert of southwestern North america, native primarily to the Mexican states of Sonora, Sinaloa, and parts of Chihuahua. [7] there is a large population of hybrid Ctenosaura macrolopha x conspicuosa on the grounds of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson, arizona.
Dipsosaurus Hallowell, 1854 – desert iguanas: Dipsosaurus dorsalis — Desert iguana (Baird and Girard, 1852) Dipsosaurus catalinensis — Catalina desert iguana (Van Denburgh, 1922) Iguana Laurenti, 1768 – green and Lesser Antillean iguanas: Iguana delicatissima — Lesser Antillean iguana Laurenti, 1768; Iguana iguana — Green iguana ...
A male green iguana. Iguana (/ ɪ ˈ ɡ w ɑː n ə /, [4] [5] Spanish:) is a genus of herbivorous lizards that are native to tropical areas of Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.
The tail on this species is heavily armored with five rings of spines forming longitudinal ridges. Males of the species grow to a length of 35 centimeters (14 in) whereas females attain 18.5 centimeters (7.3 in). Like most Ctenosaura the iguanas are born a bright green color fading to brown as the animal ages. The females tend to turn a uniform ...
The standardized English name is the Mexican spiny-tailed iguana (Spanish: garrobo del noreste). [ 4 ] : 58 p. [ 5 ] Confusingly however, an earlier edition of standardized names for Mexican herpetofauna called Ctenosaura acanthura the northeastern spinytailed iguana and applied the name Mexican spinytailed iguana to Ctenosaura pectinata , [ 6 ...
Ctenosaura hemilopha, also known as the Baja California spiny-tailed iguana, is a species of spinytail iguana endemic to Baja California. [5] It is arboreal and primarily herbivorous, although it can be an opportunistic carnivore. Males may grow up to 100 centimeters (39 in) in length, while females are smaller, with a length of up to 70 ...