Spiny-tailed Iguana; notice the spiny rings on the tail.
Spiny-tailed Iguana; note detail of spiny rings on the tail.
Spiny-tailed Iguana ...
Cape Spiny-tailed Iguana
Subspecies I've seen:
Sonoran Spiny-tailed Iguana
C. h. macrolopha ...
Oaxacan spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura oaxacana)
All photos
Your photos
Oaxacan spiny-tailed iguana, head detail ...
Spiny-tailed iguanas spend more time on the ground than in trees, though they are excellent climbers when the need arises. Young spiny-tailed iguanas also stay up off the ground more, probably to avoid being eaten by larger specimens.
The spiny-tailed iguanas, or black iguanas, Ctenosaura, are found from Central America into northern Mexico.
The Spiny-tailed Iguana, Ctenosaur pectinata, an introduced species, is found in south Miami. It is gray brown to black with a round spiny tail. It lives underground, coming to the surface to feed and bask.
Banded iguanas, spiny-tailed iguanas, green iguanas exhibit exaggerated head bobs and, in some species, slight straightening of front legs
Desert iguanas and chuckawallas employ vigorous pushups with front leg extension ...
Less closely related species can interbreed, such as horses and donkeys, but their offspring are infertile. It appears that Ctenosaura, the black or spiny-tailed iguana of Central America, is ancestral to both Galapagos iguanas.
 See also: Iguana, Lion, Sea Lion, Andean cat, Coral
  
|
RSS
