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Black Spiny-tailed Iguana
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Lizards & worm lizards

Black Spiny-tailed Iguana

Ctenosaura similis (Gray, 1831)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishBlack Spiny-tailed Iguana
DutchWitzwarte grondleguaan
SpanishGarrobo negro
Chinese黑栉尾蜥
Scientific nameCtenosaura similis (Gray, 1831)

About this species

Ctenosaura similis, commonly known as the black iguana or black spiny-tailed iguana, is an iguanid lizard native to Mexico and Central America. It has been reported in some Colombian islands in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean, and has been introduced to the United States in the state of Florida. The largest species in the genus Ctenosaura, it is commonly found in areas such as grasslands and forests.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassSquamata
FamilyIguanidae
GenusCtenosaura

Related species in Suriname