Ctenosaura
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Ctenosaura is a lizard genus commonly known as spinytail iguanas or ctenosaurs. The genus is part of the large lizard family Iguanidae and is native to Mexico and Central America. The name is derived from two Greek words: κτενός, meaning "comb", and σαύρα, meaning "lizard".
Ctenosaura similis, Costa Rica
Image: Nyíregyháza Zoo Black iguana
Image: Amneville Ctenosaura bakeri 27 08 2010 2
Ctenosaura pectinata
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Ctenosaura pectinata is a species of moderately large lizard in the family Iguanidae. The species is native to western Mexico.
Geographic distribution of the three large and wide-ranging species of lizards in the genus Ctenosaura (spinytail iguanas): C. acanthura; C. pectinata; C. similis.
Male showing yellow coloring on the lateral sides of the body, Rio Tamazula, Parque Las Riberas, Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico (23 March 2010)
A female from Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico (23 December 2016)