Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Ctenosaura palearis (Ctenosaura palearis), recorded as Endangered
Ctenosaura palearis (Ctenosaura palearis). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Ctenosaura palearis

Ctenosaura palearis

Ctenosaura palearis is a spiny-tailed iguana endemic to the Motagua Valley in Guatemala.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Ctenosaura palearis
Taxonomy
Squamata · Iguanidae · Ctenosaura

The lizard or snake

Ctenosaura palearis is a lizard or snake in the family Iguanidae.

Range and habitat

C. Palearis usually lives in characterized by a greater frequency of the cactus Stenocereus pruinosus, Albizzia idiopoda, Ximena americana and Acacia deamii. Ctenosaura palearis is a spiny-tailed iguana endemic to the Motagua Valley in Guatemala.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

This species is threatened by habitat loss and illegal trade. Its eggs are a food source for the equally threatened Motagua Valley beaded lizard (Heloderma charlesbogerti), thereby possibly linking the status of the two species.

Ctenosaura palearis is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Ctenosaura palearis, Wikidata item Q246215. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Ctenosaura bakeri (Ctenosaura bakeri), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Ctenosaura bakeri

Ctenosaura bakeri
Photograph of Ctenosaura oaxacana (Ctenosaura oaxacana), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Ctenosaura oaxacana

Ctenosaura oaxacana
Photograph of Ctenosaura melanosterna (Ctenosaura melanosterna), recorded as EndangeredEN

Ctenosaura melanosterna

Ctenosaura melanosterna
Photograph of Ctenosaura oedirhina (Ctenosaura oedirhina), recorded as EndangeredEN

Ctenosaura oedirhina

Ctenosaura oedirhina

Quick answers

What is Ctenosaura palearis?
Ctenosaura palearis is a lizard or snake in the family Iguanidae.
What is the conservation status of Ctenosaura palearis?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Ctenosaura palearis. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Ctenosaura palearis live?
C. Palearis usually lives in characterized by a greater frequency of the cactus Stenocereus pruinosus, Albizzia idiopoda, Ximena americana and Acacia deamii.
Why is Ctenosaura palearis in crisis?
This species is threatened by habitat loss and illegal trade.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Ctenosaura palearis?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Ctenosaura palearis a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.