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genus

Ctenosaura

Ctenosaura is a genus in the family Iguanidae. This database currently files 16 species under it, recorded across 2 countries.

Species filed
16
Threatened
0
Countries recorded
2
With a free photo
0%
Weight range
22.7 g – 4.25 kg

Best-known members of Ctenosaura

Ranked by popularity score.

Swamper

Ctenosaura bakeri

IguanidaeNo free photo yet

Where is Ctenosaura found?

Species on file in this genus listed for each country. Checklist listings, which are incomplete for many species; not range maps.

Mexico: 4 speciesHonduras: 2 species
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species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale
  1. Mexico4
  2. Honduras2

All species in Ctenosaura

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusWeightCountries
Black iguanaCtenosaura similisIguanidaeNot recorded4.25 kgNot recorded
SwamperCtenosaura bakeriIguanidaeNot recorded362.9 gNot recorded
Veracruz spiny-tailed iguanaCtenosaura acanthuraIguanidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Guatemalan black iguanaCtenosaura palearisIguanidaeNot recorded119.9 gNot recorded
Spiny-tailed iguanaCtenosaura pectinataIguanidaeNot recorded968 gNot recorded
Club tail iguanaCtenosaura quinquecarinataIguanidaeNot recorded95.9 gNot recorded
Cape spinytail iguanaCtenosaura hemilophaIguanidaeNot recorded728 gNot recorded
Rio Aguán iguanaCtenosaura melanosternaIguanidaeNot recorded355.6 g1
Oaxaca spiny-tailed iguanaCtenosaura oaxacanaIguanidaeNot recorded31.6 g1
WishywillyCtenosaura oedirhinaIguanidaeNot recorded22.7 g1
MichoacCtenosaura clarkiIguanidaeNot recorded227.7 gNot recorded
Yellowback spiny-tailed iguanaCtenosaura flavidorsalisIguanidaeNot recorded88.1 gNot recorded
San Pedro Nolasco iguanaCtenosaura nolascensisIguanidaeNot recordedNot recorded1
San Esteban spinytail iguanaCtenosaura conspicuosaIguanidaeNot recorded154.1 g1
Cape spinytail iguanaCtenosaura macrolophaIguanidaeNot recorded159.2 g1
Not recordedCtenosaura cycluroidesIguanidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded