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Basic information
Ctenosaura palearis
Motagua Spiny-tailed Iguana
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyIguanas and Chuckwallas
GenusSpiny-tailed Iguanas
- English name
- Motagua Spiny-tailed Iguana
- Alternative names
- Guatemalan Black Iguana, Guatemalan Spiny-tailed Iguana
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Shrubland, Valley
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 310 mm
- Body mass
- max 1,288.2 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 10.3 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Diet
- Herbivore
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 6–12 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–1 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 3276M · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 12759 · dryad-v5