Ctenosaura similis: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Iguanidae
Genus: Ctenosaura
Species: Ctenosaura similis
Scientific Name: Ctenosaura similis

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Ctenosaura similis

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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Ctenosaura similis in languages:

Czech: leguán černý
Danish: Centralamerikansk Tornhaleleguan
Dutch: Witzwarte grondleguaan
Dutch: Zwarte Leguaan
English: Black Spiny-tailed Iguana
English: Common Spiny-tailed Iguana
English: Black Iguana
English: Black Ctenosaur
English: Gray's Spiny-tailed Iguana
French: iguane à queue épineuse noire
French: Cténosaure noir
German: Schwarzer Leguan
Hungarian: fekete tüskésfarkú leguán
Japanese: ツナギトゲオイグアナ
Portuguese: Iguana-negra
Russian: Черная Шипохвостая Игуана

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Ctenosaura similis: taxon details and analytics

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Ctenosaura similis

Ctenosaura similis in languages:

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Ctenosaura similis: taxon details and analytics

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Ctenosaura similis

Ctenosaura similis in languages:

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Parent Taxon

Sibling Taxa

Child Taxa

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