Ctenosaura palearis
| Ctenosaura palearis | |
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| Guatemalan spiny-tailed iguana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Iguanidae |
| Genus: | Ctenosaura |
| Species: | C. palearis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ctenosaura palearis Stejneger , 1899 | |
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Ctenosaura palearis, commonly known as the Motagua spiny-tailed iguana, is a
Motagua Valley in Guatemala
.
Conservation status
This
eggs are a food source for the equally threatened Motagua Valley beaded lizard (Heloderma charlesbogerti), thereby possibly linking the status of the two species. It is included in CITES appendix II so that trade of this species is regulated.[1]
Diet
The Guatemalan spiny-tailed iguana feeds on leaves and the fruits of the cactus and wasps).
Habitat
The habitat of C. palearis is characterized by a greater frequency of the cactus Albizzia idiopoda, Ximena americana and Acacia deamii. The Guatemalan spiny-tailed iguana can be regarded as a keystone species because it plays an important role in seed dispersal of S. pruinosus.[citation needed]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- Coti, P. and D. Ariano. 2008. Ecology and traditional use of the Guatemalan black iguana (Ctenosaura palearis) in the dry forests of the Motagua Valley, Guatemala. Iguana 15 (3): 142–149.[1]
Further reading
- Stejneger, L.1899. Description of a new species of spiny-tailed iguana from Guatemala. Proc. U.S. Natl. Mus. 21: 381–383.
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