Biology:Ctenosaura alfredschmidti
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Iguanidae |
| Genus: | Ctenosaura |
| Species: | C. alfredschmidti
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| Binomial name | |
| Ctenosaura alfredschmidti Köhler, 1995[1]
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Ctenosaura alfredschmidti, commonly known as the Campeche spiny-tailed iguana,[2] is a species of lizards in the family Iguanidae. The species is found in southeastern Mexico and adjacent Guatemala.[3]
Etymology
The specific name, alfredschmidti, is in honor of Germany herpetoculturist Alfred Schmidt.[3][4]
Description
Adult males of C. alfredschmidti reach at least 170 mm (6.7 in) and females 152 mm (6.0 in) in snout–vent length.[1] Tail length varies from 74 %[5] to 85% of the snout–vent length.[1]
Geographic range
C. alfredschmidti was thought to be endemic to southern Campeche in Mexico.[2][1] However, in 2003, this species was also recorded by a scientific expedition to the Mirador-Río Azul National Park in the Petén Department in Northern Guatemala. This was the first record in Guatemala's herpetofauna for this species.[5]
Habitat
The natural habitat of C. alfredschmidti is tropical moist lowland forest[2] and seasonally flooded scrub forest.[5]
Behavior
C. alfredschmidti is arboreal.[2] It can find safety in hollow branches and tree trunks, blocking the entrance with its spiny tail.[1][5]
Diet
Fecal samples suggests that the diet of C. alfredschmidti consists of leaves, though it probably will eat arthropods too.[1]
Conservation status
C. alfredschmidti is potentially threatened by habitat loss and degradation.[2] The Guatemalan population was found in the Mirador-Río Azul National Park.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Köhler G (1995). "Eine neue Art der Gattung Ctenosaura (Sauria: Iguanidae) aus dem südlichen Campeche, Mexico". Salamandra 31 (1): 1–14. http://www.salamandra-journal.com/index.php/home/contents/1995-vol-31/693-koehler-g-4/file. (Ctenosaura alfredschmidti, new species). (in German).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedIUCN - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ctenosaura alfredschmidti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 August 2017.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN:978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ctenosaura alfredschmidti, p. 5).
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "First record of Ctenosaura alfredschmidti Köhler, 1995 in Guatemala". Salamandra 40 (1): 11–13. 2004. http://www.salamandra-journal.com/index.php/home/contents/2004-vol-40/178-radachowsky-j-r-garcia-anleu-g-koehler/file.
Wikidata ☰ Q246642 entry
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