Black Spiny-tailed Iguana
Ctenosaura similis
- Class
- Reptile
- Family
- Iguanidae
- Genus
- Ctenosaura
- Also known as
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Black Spiny-tailed Iguana research
53 published papers in the HerpAtlas library. Most cited below, or see the latest research →
- The use of the tongue and hyoid apparatus during feeding in lizards (Ctenosaura similisandTupinambis nigropunctatus)
Journal of Zoology · 1984 · cited 120 times
- Physiological correlates of locomotory performance in a lizard: an allometric approach.
The American journal of physiology · 1984 · cited 92 times
- Risk discrimination of eye contact and directness of approach in black iguanas (Ctenosaura similis).
Journal of comparative psychology · 1992 · cited 70 times
- Lung ventilation during walking and running in four species of lizards.
Experimental biology · 1987 · cited 41 times
- Nesting Activities of the Red-Footed Booby in British Honduras
The Auk · 1961 · cited 30 times
- Ecology and exploitation of Ctenosaura similis
The University of Kansas science bulletin · 1978 · cited 28 times
- The global need to address threats from invasive alien iguanas
Animal Conservation · 2020 · cited 23 times
- Blood Parasites of the Iguanid Lizard, Ctenosaura similis from Costa Rica, with a Description of Hepatozoon gamezi N. Sp.
Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology · 1997 · cited 18 times
Black Spiny-tailed Iguana natural history notes
Field and captive observations published in Herpetological Review's Natural History Notes. Each is a single observation, summarized by us, with a link to the original.
Diet
Pedro E. Nahuat-Cervera, Leonardo Guerrero, and J. Rogelio Cedeño-Vázquez · 2019 · Herpetological Review 50(3): 571–572 · Read the note
J. Rogelio Cedeño-Vázquez, Serena Najara Migliore, and André Felipe Barreto-Lima · 2016 · Herpetological Review 47(2): 297–298 · Read the note
Predation
Michael L. Avery and Kenneth L. Krysko · 2009 · Herpetological Review 40(4): 435 · Read the note
Richard M. Engeman · 2007 · Herpetological Review 38(4): 454 · Read the note
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