''Ctenosaura conspicuosa'', commonly known as the San Esteban spinytail iguana is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of
lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia alt ...
in the family
Iguanidae
The Iguanidae is a family of lizards composed of the iguanas, chuckwallas, and their prehistoric relatives, including the widespread green iguana.
Taxonomy
Iguanidae is thought to be the sister group to the collared lizards (family Crotaph ...
.
Geographic range
''Ctenosaura conspicuosa'' is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to
San Esteban Island
San Esteban Island ( es, Isla San Esteban, Seri: ''Coftéecöl'' and sometimes ''Hast'' ) is a small island in the Gulf of California, Mexico, located to the southwest of Tiburón Island. It is part of the Municipality of Hermosillo in Sonora ...
in
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
.
["''Ctenosaura conspicuosa'' ". The Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Ctenosaura&species=conspicuosa]
References
Ctenosaura
Endemic reptiles of Mexico
Endemic fauna of the Baja California Peninsula
Reptiles described in 1919
Taxa named by Mary Cynthia Dickerson
Fauna of Gulf of California islands
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