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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'')
 
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[[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
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*''C. pectinata'' - Mexico  
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*''C. similis'' - Central America and Mexico
    
==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.
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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|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.
    
==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==
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[[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_and_Snake_Glossary]]
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