Ctenosaura oaxacana

Ctenosaura oaxacana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pleurodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Pleurodonta

Familia: Iguanidae
Genus: Ctenosaura
Species: Ctenosaura oaxacana

Name

Ctenosaura oaxacana Köhler & Hasbún, 2001

• Holotype: SMF 43259.
• Type locality: Pacific versant of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec (Oaxaca, Mexico).

References

Primary references

• Köhler, G. & Hasbún, C.R. 2001. A new species of spiny-tailed iguana from Mexico formerly referred to Ctenosaura quinquecarinata (Gray 1842) (Reptilia, Squamata, Iguanidae). Senckenbergiana biologica 81: 257–267. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Gutsche, A. & Köhler, F. 2008. Phylogeography and hybridization in Ctenosaura species (Sauria, Iguanidae) from Caribbean Honduras: insights from mitochondrial and nuclear DNA. Zoosystematics and Evolution 84(2): 245–253.

Links

• Köhler, G. 2004. IUCN: Ctenosaura oaxacana  (Critically Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T44190A10859692. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44190A10859692.en. Accessed on 26 December 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: Oaxaca Spiny-tailed Iguana