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Basic information
Ctenosaura pectinata
Guerreran Spiny-tailed Iguana
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyIguanids
GenusSpiny-tailed iguanas
- Czech name
- Leguán černý
- English name
- Guerreran Spiny-tailed Iguana
- Alternative names
- Garrobo de Roca, Mexican Black Spiny-tailed Iguana, Mexican Spiny-tailed Iguana, Mexican Spinytail Iguana, Spiny-tailed Iguana, Western Spiny-tailed Iguana
- Synonyms
- Ctenosaura brevirostris, Ctenosaura parkeri, Ctenosaura teres brachylopha, Cyclura pectinata
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal, Saxicolous, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 397 mm
- Body mass
- max 2,691.5 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~5.7 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 55 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 16 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Foraging mode
- Active
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 3–3 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 11–50 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–1 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 3276P · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 12760 · dryad-v5