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January 1, 2014
Club-Tailed Iguanas
Spiny-tailed Swifts. Enyaliosaurus GRAY 1845
Melissa Kaplan 2000
These 4-5 species of iguanid lizard range from Mexico through Guatemala.
To 40 cm (16 in.)
Reminiscent of Ctenosaura but smaller; recently synonymized with that genus. [In Burgjardt& Rand's Iguanas of the World, 1988, they show a photo of C. defensor, one of the species previously in Enyaliosaurus.]
Tail often flattened and wider at base, with whorls of spiny scales usually alternating with rows of granular scales.
Captive data scarce; see Ctenosaura for care information.
E. defensor (C. defensor): Northern Yucatan. Without granular scales between spinous whorled scales.
E. quinquecarinatus (C. quinquecarinata): Southern Mexico (Oaxaca). With granular scales between whorled scales.
Sources:
Obst, et al. 1988. Completely Illustrated Atlas of Reptiles and Amphibians. TFH Publishing, Neptune City, NJ.
Burghardt and Rand. 1988. Iguanas of the World: Their Behavior, Ecology and Conservation. Noyes Publishing, Park Ridge, NJ.
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