Ctenosaura clarki

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Ctenosaura clarki
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Iguanidae
Genus: Ctenosaura
Species:
C. clarki
Binomial name
Ctenosaura clarki
Synonyms[4]
  • Ctenosaura clarki
    J.W. Bailey, 1928
  • Enyaliosaurus clarki
    H.M. Smith & Taylor, 1950
  • Ctenosaura clarki
    Liner, 1994
  • Ctenosaura (Enyaliosaurus) clarki
    G. Köhler et al., 2000
  • Ctenosaura clarki
    Cruz-Sáenz et al., 2017

Ctenosaura clarki, commonly known as the Balsas armed lizard, Balsas spiny-tailed iguana, Michoacán dwarf spiny-tailed iguana, or nopiche,[5] is a species of lizard in the family Iguanidae. The species native to Mexico.

Etymology

The specific name, clarki, is in honor of Dr. Herbert Charles Clark (1877-1960), director of medical research and laboratories, United Fruit Co., for his support of the herpetological collection of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University.[6][7]

Geographic range

C. clarki is endemic to the Balsas dry forests in the state of Michoacán in western Mexico.

Behavior

A semi-arboreal species, C. clarki shelters in hollow branches of tree cacti.[1]

Reproduction

C. clarki is oviparous.[4]

Conservation status

C. clarki is threatened by

habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. ^ . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Ctenosaura clarki ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2 January 2008.
  4. ^ a b Species Ctenosaura clarki at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  5. ^ Duellman, William E. [in French]; Duellman, Ann S. (16 February 1959). "Variation, Distribution, and Ecology of the Iguanid Lizard Enyaliosaurus clarki of Michoacan, Mexico" (PDF). Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology (598). University of Michigan: 1–10.
  6. ^ Bailey JW (1928). p. 2.
  7. . ("Ctenosaura clarkii [sic]", p. 54).

Further reading

  • Bailey, John Wendell (1928). "A revision of the lizards of the genus Ctenosaura". Proceedings of the United States National Museum 73: 1-55. (Ctenosaura clarki, new species, pp. 44–46 + plate 27).
  • Gicca, Diderot F. (1982). "Enyaliosaurus clarki (Bailey) Balsas Armed Lizard". Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles (301): 1–2.