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| Scientific name: ''Ctenosaura'' spp. (10 spp.) (e.g. ''C. pectinata'' & ''C. similis'') | | Scientific name: ''Ctenosaura'' spp. (10 spp.) (e.g. ''C. pectinata'' & ''C. similis'') |
− | | + | [[Image:Spiny_tailed_iguana.jpg|300px|thumb|right|'''Spiny-tailed iguana in Tulum, Mexico''' (© Carlos Meade, WikiMedia Commons)]] |
| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
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| ==Range== | | ==Range== |
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− | C. pectinata - Mexico; C. similis - Central America and Mexico | + | *''C. pectinata'' - Mexico |
| + | *''C. similis'' - Central America and Mexico |
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| ==Diet== | | ==Diet== |
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− | Ctenosaurs should be offered a wide variety of foods. They require both animal and plant derived protein. Plant matter should consist of the typical iguana diet (see the green iguana document for details). In addition a large proportion of the diet must include invertebrates (especially insects), small mammals, eggs and chopped meat. Supplementation is essential. | + | Ctenosaurs should be offered a wide variety of foods. They require both animal and plant derived protein. Plant matter should consist of the typical iguana diet (see the [[Green Iguana|green iguana]] page for details). In addition a large proportion of the diet must include invertebrates (especially insects), small mammals, eggs and chopped meat. Supplementation is essential. |
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| ==Enclosure== | | ==Enclosure== |
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| The daytime temperature on the cooler end of the cage should stay at about 30ºC, and the warm side of the cage should be 35ºC, with a spot directly beneath the basking lamp of up to 40ºC. At night the temperature can drop to 25ºC. | | The daytime temperature on the cooler end of the cage should stay at about 30ºC, and the warm side of the cage should be 35ºC, with a spot directly beneath the basking lamp of up to 40ºC. At night the temperature can drop to 25ºC. |
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| + | ==Literature Search== |
| + | [[File:CABI logo.jpg|left|90px]] |
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| + | Use these links to find recent scientific publications via CAB Abstracts (log in required unless accessing from a subscribing organisation). |
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| + | [http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?q=(od:(Spiny+tailed+Iguana)+OR+title:(Spiny+tailed+Iguana)+OR+ab:(Spiny+tailed+Iguana)+OR+od:(Ctenosaura)+OR+title:(Ctenosaura)+OR+ab:(Ctenosaura))&fq=sc:%22ve%22 Spiny-tailed Iguana (''Ctenosaura'' spp.) publications] |
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| + | [[Category:Lizard_Species]] |
| + | [[Category:Lizard_and_Snake_Glossary]] |