Western Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura pectinata)

Western Spiny-tailed Iguana, a reference photo — Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Ctenosaura pectinata is a species of moderately large lizard in the family Iguanidae. The species is native to western Mexico.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Western Spiny-tailed Iguana being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Ctenosaura acanthura
Ctenosaura macrolopha
Ctenosaura hemilopha
Ctenosaura oedirhina
Ctenosaura bakeri
Ctenosaura similis

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Iguanidae
Genus: Ctenosaura
Species: Ctenosaura pectinata

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