Latest black spiny-tailed iguana research
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- Effects of Hemoparasites and Ticks on Hematologic Response in Wild Black Spiny-Tailed Iguanas (Ctenosaura similis, Squamata: Iguanidae) From Costa Rica.
Arguedas R, Ovares L, Valverde I et al. · Veterinary clinical pathology · 2026-08
- A Black Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) preying on a Central American Boa Constrictor (Boa imperator) in Belize
Maria Ojeda, Melissa A. Miller, Eric Suarez et al. · Reptiles & Amphibians · 2026-07 · open access
- Molecular and morphological characterization of hemoprotozoan infections in imported reptiles in Taiwan.
Chang YC, Lin TS, Huang WW et al. · International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2025-11 · open access
Introduction Hemoprotozoa, a diverse group of parasitic protozoa, inhabit the bloodstream of a wide array of vertebrate hosts, including amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Despite their prevalence, key aspects of hemoprotozoan diversity, host associations, and ecological roles remain…
- Mexican Black Spiny-Tailed Iguana Ctenosaura pectinata (Squamata: Iguanidae): Female Reproductive Traits and Hatchling Phenotypic Variability in a Harvested Population
Víctor Aguirre-Hidalgo, Ricardo Clark‐Tapia · South American Journal of Herpetology · 2024-08
- Management of invasive iguanas mitigates deleterious impacts on an imperiled tortoise
Sean A. McKnight, Steve Albert Johnson, Darryl I. MacKenzie et al. · Management of Biological Invasions · 2024-01 · open access
Invasive species are a major driver in the global decline of biodiversity.Invasive herpetofauna cause ecological harm through different mechanisms that vary in scope and severity, and Florida boasts more established nonnative herpetofauna species than any other region in the world.There, black…
- History, Status, Impacts, and Management of Invasive Black Spiny-tailed Iguanas (Ctenosaura similis) on Gasparilla Island, Florida.
Sean Lewis McKnight, Bryan M. Kluever, Parker T. Hall et al. · EDIS · 2023-12
- Reevaluation of Hemoparasites in the Black Spiny-Tailed Iguana ( Ctenosaura similis ) with the First Pathological and Molecular Characterizations of Lankesterella desseri n. sp. and Redescription of Hepatozoon gamezi .
Chang YC, Lin TS, Huang WW et al. · Microorganisms · 2023-09 · open access
Hemoprotozoa are microorganisms that parasitize the blood and possess intricate life cycles. Despite the complexity of their nature, little is known about the biology of hemoprotozoa in reptilian hosts. In this study, we conducted disease surveillance on blood samples collected from six black…
- Amblyomma scutatum Neumann, 1899 (Ixodida: Ixodidae) parasitizing Ctenosaura similis (Gray, 1831) (Squamata: Iguanidae) in Costa Rica
Ana Jiménez-Rocha, Sergio E. Bermúdez, Ántony Solórzano-Morales et al. · Acarological Studies · 2023-07 · open access
- A Species Profile for the Black Spiny-Tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura similis)
Venetia Briggs‐Gonzalez, Cassidy A. Klovanish, Paul Evans et al. · Southeastern Naturalist · 2023-07
- Vertebral Osteomyelitis in a Black Spiny-Tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) and a Red Tegu (Salvator rufescens)
Ferran Solanes Vilanova, Annemie Van Caelenberg, Joana Pontes et al. · Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery · 2023-01
- First report of the Southern Gulf Coast Toad (Incilius valliceps Wiegmann), Common House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus Duméril and Bibron), Schmidt’s Black-Striped Snake (Coniophanes schmidti Bailey), and Cozumel Whiptail (Aspidoscelis cozumela Gadow), on Turneffe Atoll, Belize
John R. Finnerty, Karina Scavo Lord, Tina Adria Barbasch et al. · Caribbean Herpetology · 2021-12
- Isolation of Salmonella spp. from black spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura similis) meat commercialised in markets of León city, Nicaragua.
Ríos R, Flores B, Mora-Sánchez B et al. · Veterinary medicine and science · 2021-10 · open access
INTRODUCTION Nicaragua has a rich and extensive biodiversity, which is greatly influenced by its geographical position, as a bridge in the centre of the Americas that allows the movement of species from the north to the south and vice versa (Sistla et al., ). The wild species most exploited for…
- Changes in escape behaviour of black iguanas (Ctenosaura similis) over an anthropogenic disturbance gradient
Pooja Panwar, Pilar Angélica Gómez-Ruíz, Matthew N. Zipple et al. · Behaviour · 2021-07
- Good alimentation can overcome the negative effects of climate change on growth in reptiles
Pilar Rueda-Zozaya, Melissa Plasman, Víctor Hugo Reynoso · Biological Journal of the Linnean Society · 2021-02
- Morphological and performance modifications in the world’s only marine lizard, the Galápagos marine iguana, Amblyrhynchus cristatus
Kate A. Berry, Juan Pablo Muñoz‐Pérez, Cristina Vintimilla-Palacios et al. · Biological Journal of the Linnean Society · 2021-01
- The global need to address threats from invasive alien iguanas
Charles Knapp, Tandora D. Grant, Stesha A. Pasachnik et al. · Animal Conservation · 2020-11
- Bacterial flora of wild black (Ctenosaura similis Gray, 1831) and green (Iguana iguana Linnaeus, 1758) iguanas from a Mexican Caribbean atoll
Pierre Charruau, José G. Pérez-Juárez, Marlín Medina et al. · CONICET Digital (CONICET) · 2020-06
- NATURAL HISTORY OF THE BLACK IGUANA Ctenosaura similis (SQUAMATA: IGUANIDAE) IN ISLA CONTOY, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO
Aarón García-Rosales, Alicia Arriaga Noguez, Aurelio Ramírez Bautista · Acta Biológica Colombiana · 2020-04 · open access
- Ctenosaura similis (Black Iguana). Diet.
Pedro E. Nahuat-Cervera, Leonardo Guerrero, and J. Rogelio Cedeño-Vázquez · Herpetological Review · 2019-01
- Social Structure of the Spiny-Tailed Iguana, Ctenosaura Similis
Ann-Elizabeth Nash · Scholarship & Creative Works - Digital UNC a service of University Libraries (University of Northern Colorado) · 2019-01
- Diverse examples from managing invasive vertebrate species on inhabited islands of the United States
Richard M. Engeman, Michael L. Avery, Aaron B. Shiels et al. · Australasian Journal of Environmental Management · 2017-12
- Helmintos de la República de Costa Rica XVI. Parallopharynx gonzalezi n. sp. (Trematoda: Plagiorchidae)
Rodrigo Ramón Brenes, Arroyo, Guido, Fernando Montero-Gei · Americanae (AECID Library) · 2017-08
- Sex‐specific antipredator response to auditory cues in the black spiny‐tailed iguana
John David Curlis, D. Cristina Macklem, Ryan William Davis et al. · Journal of Zoology · 2016-02
- Ctenosaura similis (Black Iguana). Diet.
J. Rogelio Cedeño-Vázquez, Serena Najara Migliore, and André Felipe Barreto-Lima · Herpetological Review · 2016-01
- Successful Establishment of a Non-Native Species after an Apparent Single Introduction Event: Investigating ND4 Variability in Introduced Black Spiny-Tailed Iguanas (Ctenosaura similis) in Southwestern Florida
Andrea M. Naccarato, Jan B. Dejarnette, Phil Allman · Journal of Herpetology · 2015-06
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