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Michoac

Ctenosaura clarki Bailey, 1928

Status not recordedlizards

The michoac (Ctenosaura clarki) is a species in the family Iguanidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 227.7 g and reach 13.5 cm in length.

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Quick facts about the michoac

Weight
227.7 g
Length
13.5 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Herbivore
Longest recorded lifespan
5.7 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forest
Young per litter or clutch
7
Reproduction
Eggs
Active
By day (diurnal)
Lifestyle
Arboreal
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the michoac?

MICHOAC · LENGTH 13.5 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 13.5 cm, the recorded maximum length of the michoac is about 7.9% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the michoac live?

Not recorded

Is the michoac endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the michoac classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classReptilia
  4. orderSquamata
  5. familyIguanidae
  6. genusCtenosaura
  7. SpeciesCtenosaura clarki Bailey, 1928

Synonyms Enyaliosaurus clarki

Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • Balsas armed lizardEnglish
  • Balsas spiny-tailed iguanaEnglish
  • Michoacan dwarf spiny-tailed iguanaEnglish
  • Michoacán dwarf spiny-tailed iguanaEnglish
  • إغوانة ميتشواكان القزمة شائكة الذيلArabic
  • Michoacan-SchwarzleguanGerman
  • NopilchiSpanish
  • クラークトゲオイグアナJapanese
  • Mexikanischer BergwaldleguanGerman
  • Garrobo del BalsasSpanish
  • iguana de cola espinosa del BalsasSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the michoac

Other species in the same genus Ctenosaura.

Swamper

Ctenosaura bakeri

IguanidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the michoac?

An adult michoac weighs 227.7 g and measures 13.5 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the michoac?

The michoac (Ctenosaura clarki) belongs to the family Iguanidae in the order Squamata.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Michoac (Ctenosaura clarki). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/michoac

MLA

“Michoac (Ctenosaura clarki).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/michoac.

BibTeX
@misc{michoac_2026,
  title = {Michoac (Ctenosaura clarki)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/michoac},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}