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Black Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura similis)

Black Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura similis)
Black Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura similis)

About Black Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura similis)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Reptiles
  • Order: Lizards and Snakes
  • Family: Iguanas

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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