Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Related bibliographies: Reptiles Lizards Iguanidae Central America North America Taxonomy of the genus Ctenosaura Biodiversity of the family Iguanidae Bibliography of the genus Ctenosaura (Northern Spiny-tailed Iguanas) (Reptilia: Sauria: Iguanidae) Note: In order to limit redundancy, relevant literature indexed in the related bibliographies in the left column may not have been included in this page. For a comprehensive search of literature, these bibliographies should therefore also be consulted. Ctenosaura in general Bailey, J.W. 1928. A revision of the lizards of the genus Ctenosaura. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 2733 73(12): 1-55, 57-58. Davy, C.M.; Méndez-de la Cruz, F.R.; Lathrop, A.; Murphy, R.W. 2011. Seri Indian traditional knowledge and molecular biology agree: no express train for island-hopping spiny-tailed iguanas in the Sea of Cortes. Journal of Biogeography 38(2): 272-284. Edwards, T.; Bonine, K.B.; Ivanyi, C.; PreScott, R. 2005. The molecular origins of the Spiny-tailed Iguanas (Ctenosaura) on the grounds of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. Sonoran Herpetologist 18(11): 122-125. Etheridge, R.E. 1982. Checklist of the iguanine and Malagasy iguanid lizards. pp. 7-37. In: Burghardt, G.M. & Rand, A.S. (eds.). Iguanas of the world: their behaviour, ecology and conservation. Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, New Jersey. 472 pp. Evans, G.M. 1986. Notes on the captive care of juvenile Spiny-tailed Iguanas. Rephiberary 108: 3-4. Friend, J.; Friend, C. 1983. Notes on spinytailed iguanas - Ctenosaura sp. Herptile 8(4): 147-149. Gutsche, A.; Köhler, F. 2008. Phylogeography and hybridization in Ctenosaura species (Sauria, Iguanidae) from Caribbean Honduras: insights from mitochondrial and nuclear DNA. Zoosystematics and Evolution 84(2): 245-253. Hasbun, C.R.; Gomez, A.; Köhler, G.; Lunt, D.H. 2005. Mitochondrial DNA phylogeography of the Mesoamerican spiny-tailed lizards (Ctenosaura quinquecarinata complex): historical biogeography, species status and conservation. Molecular Ecology 14(10): 3095-3107. Köhler, G. 1991. Bibliographien der Gattungen Ctenosaura und Brachylophus. Iguana Rundschreiben 1991(2): 38-45. Köhler, G. 1993. Schwarze Leguane: Freilandbeobachtungen, Pflege und Zucht. Published by the author, Hanau. 127 pp. Köhler, G. 1995. Die Lokalnamen der Leguane der Gattung Ctenosaura Wiegmann, 1828. Sauria (Berlin) 17(2): 11-12. Köhler, G. 1997. Zur Eiablage von Grossleguanen in der Natur und im Terrarium. Iguana Rundschreiben 10(1)(17): 32-36. Köhler, G. 2002. Schwarzleguane. Lebensweise, Pflege, Zucht. Herpeton, Offenbach. 142 pp. Köhler, G. 2004. Conservation status of Spiny-tailed Iguanas (genus Ctenosaura), with special emphasis on the utila iguana (C. bakeri). Iguana (West Hartford) 11(4): 206-211. Köhler, G.; Gutman, A.J.; Binns, J. 2004. Spiny-tailed iguanas - captive care. Iguana (West Hartford) 11(1): 39-51. Köhler, G.; Gutman, A.J.; Powell, R. 2003. Black Iguanas: name and systematics. Iguana (West Hartford) 10(3): 79-81. Köhler, G.; Hasbún, C.R. 2001. A new species of Spiny-tailed Iguana from Mexico formerly referred to Ctenosaura quinquecarinata (Gray 1842) (Reptilia, Squamata, Iguanidae). Senckenbergiana Biologica 81(1-2): 257-267. Köhler, G.; Schroth, W.; Streit, B. 2000. Systematics of the Ctenosaura group of lizards (Reptilia: Sauria: Iguanidae). Amphibia-Reptilia 21(2): 177-191. Malone, C.L.; Reynoso, V.H.; Buckley, L. 2017. Never judge an iguana by its spines: systematics of the Yucatan Spiny-tailed Iguana, Ctenosaura defensor (Cope, 1866). Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution 115: 27-39 National Research Council 1991. Microlivestock: little-known small animals with a promising economic future. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. 449 pp. Pasachnik, S.A. 2006. Ctenosaurs of Honduras: notes from the field. Iguana (West Hartford) 13(4): 264-271. Queiroz, K. de 1987. A new Spiny-tailed Iguana from Honduras, with comments on relationships within Ctenosaura (Squamata: Iguania). Copeia 1987(4): 892-902. Rorabaugh, J.C.; Minter, S.L.; Devender, T.R. van; Jones, T.R.; Bygott, J.D. 2015. Distribution notes: Northernmost populations of Spiny-tailed Iguanas (Ctenosaura). Mesoamerican Herpetology 2(1): 127–130. Townsend, J.H.; Krysko, K.L.; Enge, K.M. 2003. The identity of Spiny-tailed Iguanas, Ctenosaura, introduced to Florida, USA (Squamata: Sauria: Iguanidae). Herpetozoa 16(1-2): 67-72. Villa, J.D.; Scott, N.J. 1967. The iguanid lizard Enyaliosaurus in Nicaragua. Copeia 1967(2): 474-476. Wartenberg, L. 2013. [Endangerment and protection of the Spinytail Iguana (Ctenosaura)]. (In German). Iguana Rundschreiben 26(2): 20-33. Zarza, E.; Reynoso, V.H.; Emerson, B.C. 2008. Diversification in the northern neotropics: mitochondrial and nuclear DNA phylogeography of the iguana Ctenosaura pectinata and related species. Molecular Ecology 17(14): 3259-3275. Ctenosaura acanthura Acevedo, M.; Veselý, M.; Sunyer, J.; Dwyer, Q. 2009. Geographic distribution: Ctenosaura acanthura (Northeastern Spinytail Iguana). Herpetological Review 40(4): 451. Blair, K.B.; Killebrew, F.C.; Smith, H.M.; Chiszar, D. 1997. Mexican amphibians and reptiles in the West Texas A & M University Natural History Museum. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 32(8): 174-177. Köhler, G.; Streit, B. 1996. Notes on the systematic status of the taxa acanthura, pectinata, and similis of the genus Ctenosaura (Reptilia: Sauria: Iguanidae). Senckenbergiana Biologica 75(1-2): 33-43. Mendoza-Quijano, F.; Mejenes-Lopez, S. de M.A.; Hernandez-Aquino, M.; Köhler, G. 2002. Ctenosaura acanthura (Shaw, 1802). An addition to the known fauna of the Mexican state of Hidalgo. Herpetozoa 15(1-2): 91-92. Smith, P.W.; Burger, W.L. 1950. Herpetological results of the University of Illinois Field Expedition, Spring 1949. III. Sauria. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Sciences 53: 165-175. Suarez-Domínguez, E.A.; Morales-Mavil, J.E.; Chavira, R.; Boeck, L. 2011. Effects of habitat perturbation on the daily activity pattern and physiological stress of the spiny tailed iguana (Ctenosaura acanthura). Amphibia-Reptilia 32(3): 315-322. Wright, A.S. 1987. Ctenosaura acanthura, the Mexican Spiny-tailed Iguana. pp. 45-47. In: Welch, K.R. Handbook on the maintenance of reptiles in captivity. Robert E. Kreiger, Florida. 156 pp. Ctenosaura bakeri Boonman, J. 2002. The Utila Spiny-tailed Iguana, Ctenosaura bakeri, in its natural habitat and in captivity. Podarcis 3(2): 43-58. Buckley, L.J.; Axtell, R.W. 1997. Evidence for the specific status of the Honduran lizards formerly referred to Ctenosaura palearis (Reptilia: Squamata: Iguanidae). Copeia 1997(1): 138-150. Diener, E. 2007. Die Erdspitznatter Oxybelis aeneus und die Lianennatter Leptophis mexicanus als Prädatoren der Schwarzleguane Ctenosaura similis und C. bakeri. Elaphe 15(3): 59-62. Dirksen, L. 2004. Beobachtung eines Paarungsversuchs zwischen einem Hybrid-Männchen (Ctenosaura bakeri x similis) mit einem Iguana iguana-Weibchen. Iguana Rundschreiben 17(2): 15-17. Dirksen, L.; Blome, T.; Perez, H.; Köhler, G. 2004. Zur Nachzucht des Utila-Schwarzleguans (Ctenosaura bakeri) bei unterschiedlichen Inkubationstemperaturen in der Iguana Research and Breeding Station im Jahr 2004. Iguana Rundschreiben 17(2): 7-13. Dirksen, L.; Gutsche, A. 2006. Beobachtungen zur Saurophagie bei Ctenosaura bakeri (Squamata: Iguanidae). Elaphe 14(3): 51-52. Gutsche, A. 2005. Natural history notes: Ctenosaura bakeri (Utila Spiny-tailed Iguana). Predation. Herpetological Review 36(3): 317. Gutsche, A. 2005. Distribution and habitat utilization of Ctenosaura bakeri on Utila. Iguana (West Hartford) 12(3): 143-151. Gutsche, A. 2006. Population structure and reproduction in Ctenosaura bakeri on Isla de Utila. Iguana (West Hartford) 13(2): 108-115. Gutsche, A.; Köhler, G. 2004. A fertile hybrid between Ctenosaura similis (Gray, 1831) and C. bakeri Stejneger, 1901 (Squamata: Iguanidae) on Isla de Utila, Honduras. Salamandra 40(3-4): 201-206. Gutsche, A.; Streich, W.J. 2009. Demography and endangerment of the Utila Island Spiny-tailed Iguana, Ctenosaura bakeri. Journal of Herpetology 43(1): 105-113. Hallmen, M.; Hallmen, S. 2011. Notiz über eine Beobachtung zur Saurophagie beim Utila-Schwarzleguan Ctenosaura bakeri. Elaphe 19(3): 11-13. Köhler, G. 1994. Schutzprojekt. Utila-Schwarzleguan Ctenosaura bakeri. Iguana Rundschreiben 7(1)(13): 51-53. Köhler, G. 1994. Vom Aussterben bedroht: Utila-Schwarzleguan. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 47(11): 688-689. Köhler, G. 1995. Freilanduntersuchungen zur Morphologie und Ökologie von Ctenosaura bakeri und C. oedirhina auf den Islas de la Bahia, Honduras, mit Bemerkungen zur Schutzproblematik. Salamandra 31(2): 93-106. Köhler, G. 1995. Schutz- und Forschungsprojekt Utila-Schwarzleguan. Bericht 1995. Zoologische Gesellschaft für Arten- und Populationsschutz E.V. Mitteilungen 11(2): 9-11. Köhler, G. 1996. Schutz- und Forschungsprojekt Utila-Schwarzleguan. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 49(3): 181-183. Köhler, G. 1997. Bericht des Jahres 1996 zum Schutz- und Forschungsprojekt: "Utila-Schwarzleguan". Zoologische Gesellschaft für Arten- und Populationsschutz E.V. Mitteilungen 13(1): 20-21. Köhler, G. 1997. Schutz- und Forschungsprojekt Utila-Leguan. Bericht 1996. Iguana Rundschreiben 10(1)(17): 10-16. Köhler, G. 1998. Ctenosaura bakeri Stejneger. Sauria (Berlin) 20(3): 417-420. Köhler, G. 1998. Das Schutz- und Forschungsprojekt Utila-Schwarzleguan. Natur und Museum (Frankfurt am Main) 128(2): 44-49. Köhler, G. 1998. Schutz- und Forschungsprojekt Utila-Schwarzleguan: Die Nachzucht von Ctenosaura bakeri Stejneger, 1901 im ex-situ-Zuchtprogramm. Salamandra 34(3): 227-238. Köhler, G. 1998. Vom Aussterben bedroht - der Leguan von Utila. Reptilia (D) 3(14): 51-56. Köhler, G. 1998. Zuchtprogramme in der AG IGUANA: Nachzucht von C. bakeri und Ctenosaura oedirhina. Iguana Rundschreiben 11(2)(20): 38-40. Köhler, G. 1999. Artenschutz in Honduras: das Schutzprojekt Utila-Leguan. Kleine Senckenberg-reihe 32: 77-84. Köhler, G.; Blinn, E. 2000. Natürliche Bastardierung zwischen Ctenosaura bakeri und Ctenosaura similis auf Utila, Honduras. Salamandra 36(1): 77-79. Pasachnik, S.A.; Fitzpatrick, B.M.; Near, T.J.; Echternacht, A.C. 2009. Gene flow between and endangered endemic iguana, and its wide spread relative, on the island of Utila, Honduras: when is hybridization a threat? Does hybridization threaten an endangered iguana? Conservation Genetics 10(5): 1247-1254. Pasachnik, S.A.; Montgomery, C.E.; Martínez, A.M.; Nardiah, B.; Clayson, S.; Faulkner, S. 2012. Body size, demography, and body condition in Utila Spiny-tailed Iguanas, Ctenosaura bakeri. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 7(3): 391-398. Queiroz, K. de 1990. Ctenosaura bakeri. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 465: 1-2. Radovanovic, A. 2014. Utila Island iguana, Ctenosaura bakeri enrichment at the Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park. Herptile 39(3): 73-74. Schulte, U. 2007. Beobachtungen zur Hybridisierung zwischen Ctenosaura similis (Gary, 1831) und Ctenosaura bakeri Stejneger 1901 auf Utila, Honduras. Elaphe 15(1): 55-59. Schulte, U. 2007. Zur arborikolen Lebensweise des Utila-Leguans (Ctenosaura bakeri Stejneger, 1901) während der Trocken- und Regenzeit auf der honduranischen Karibikinsel Utila. Iguana Rundschreiben 20(1): 6-12. Schulte, U.; Köhler, G. 2010. Microhabitat selection in the spiny-tailed iguana Ctenosaura bakeri on Utila Island, Honduras. Salamandra 46(3): 141-146. Stejneger, L.H. 1901. On a new species of spiny-tailed iguana from Utilla Island, Honduras. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 23: 467-468. Ctenosaura clarki Duellman, W.E.; Duellman, A.S. 1959. Variation distribution and ecology of the iquanid lizard Enyaliosaurus clarki of Michoacan, Mexico. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan 598: 1-10. Gicca, D.F. 1982. Enyaliosaurus clarki. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 301: 1-2. Perez-Ramos, E.; Saldaña-de la Riva, L. 2002. Distribucion Ecologica del "nopilchi" Ctenosaura clarki (Reptilia: Iguanidae), en las regiones de "Tierra Caliente" y "El Infiernillo", Guerrero-Michoacan, Mexico. Revista Digital Universitaria 3(2). Pianka, E.R.; Smith, H.M. 1959. Distributional records for certain Mexican and Guatemalan reptiles. Herpetologica 15: 119-120. Ctenosaura conspicuosa Davy, C.M.; Méndez-de la Cruz, F.R.; Lathrop, A.; Murphy, R.W. 2011. Seri Indian traditional knowledge and molecular biology agree: no express train for island-hopping spiny-tailed iguanas in the Sea of Cortes. Journal of Biogeography 38(2): 272-284. Grismer, L.L. 1999. An evolutionary classification of reptiles on islands in the Gulf of California, Mexico. Herpetologica 55(4): 446-469. Lowe, C.H.; Norris, K.S. 1955. Analysis of the herpetofauna of Baja California, Mexico. III. new and revived reptilian subspecies of Isla de San Esteban, Gulf of California, Sonora, Mexico, with notes on other satellite islands of Isla Tiburon. Herpetologica 11: 89-96. Ctenosaura flavidorsalis Eisenberg, T. 2001. Ctenosaura flavidorsalis (Köhler & Klemmer, 1994). Gelbrücken-Schwarzleguan. Reptilia (D) 6(27): 51-54. Hasbun, C.R.; Köhler, G. 2001. On the identity of the holotype of Ctenosaura quinquecarinata (Gray 1842) (Reptilia, Squamata, Iguanidae). Senckenbergiana Biologica 81(1-2): 247-255. Hasbun, C.R.; Köhler, G. 2009. New species of Ctenosaura (Squamata, Iguanidae) from southeastern Honduras. Journal of Herpetology 43(2): 191-204. Hasbun, C.R.; Köhler, G.; McCranie, J.R.; Lawrence, A. 2001. Additions to the description of Ctenosaura flavidorsalis Köhler & Klemmer, 1994 and its occurrence in south-western Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala (Squamata: Sauria: Iguanidae). Herpetozoa 14(1-2): 55-63. Köhler, G. 1995. Neue Schwarzleguane der Gattung Ctenosaura aus Honduras und Mexico. Iguana Rundschreiben 8(1)(14): 21-23. Köhler, G.; Klemmer, K. 1994. Eine neue Schwarzleguanart der Gattung Ctenosaura aus La Paz, Honduras. Salamandra 30(3): 197-208. Ctenosaura hemilopha Blazquez, M.C.; Rodriguez-Estrella, R. 2001. Winter refuge characteristics of Spiny-tailed Iguanas, Ctenosaura hemilopha, in Baja California Sur, Mexico. Journal of Arid Environments 49(3): 593-599. Blazquez, M.C.; Rodriguez-Estrella, R. 2007. Microhabitat selection in diet and trophic ecology of a Spiny-tailed Iguana Ctenosaura hemilopha. Biotropica 39(4): 496-501. Blazquez, M.C.; Rodriguez-Estrella, R.; Delibes, M. 1997. Escape behavior and predation risk of mainland and island spiny-tailed iguanas (Ctenosaura hemilopha). Ethology 103(12): 990-998. Carbajal-Márquez, R.A.; Arnaud, G.; Martins, M.; Quintero-Díaz, G.E. 2016. Diet of Crotalus enyo (Serpentes: Viperidae) from the Baja California Cape region, Mexico. Acta Zoologica Mexicana Nueva Serie 32(1): 45-48. Carmen Blazquez, M.; Rodriguez-Estrella, R. 1997. Factors influencing the selection of basking perches on cardon cacti by spiny-tailed iguanas (Ctenosaura hemilopha). Biotropica 29(3): 344-348. Carothers, J.H. 1981. Dominance and competition in an herbivorous lizard. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 8(4): 261-266. Carothers, J.H. 1983. Size-related activity patterns in an herbivorous lizard. Oecologia (Heidelberg) 57(1-2): 103-106. Cook, D.G.; Haussler, D. 2013. Natural history notes: Ctenosaura hemilopha (Baja California Spiny-tailed Iguana). Dispersal phenomenon. Herpetological Review 44(2): 321-322. Goldberg, S.R.; Beaman, K.R. 2005. Natural history notes: Ctenosaura hemilopha (Cape Spiny-tailed Iguana). Reproduction. Herpetological Review 36(3): 317-318. Grismer, L.L. 1999. An evolutionary classification of reptiles on islands in the Gulf of California, Mexico. Herpetologica 55(4): 446-469. McCoy, C.J.; Flores-Villela, O.A. 1985. Amphibians and reptiles of the Sesse & Mocino Expedition: a lost chapter in Mexican herpetology. Annals of the Carnegie Museum 54(5): 189-193. Reynoso, V.H.; González, M.G.; González-Hernández, A.J. 2011. Geographic distribution: Ctenosaura hemilopha (San Esteban Island Iguana). Herpetological Review 42(4): 568. Reynoso, V.H.; Hernández, A.G.; López-Forment, W. 2012. Geographic distribution: Ctenosaura hemilopha (Cape Spiny-tailed Iguana). Herpetological Review 43(2): 305. Ruiz-Campos, G.; Valdez-Villavicencio, J.H. 2011. Geographic distribution: Ctenosaura hemilopha (Baja California Spiny-tailed Iguana). Herpetological Review 42(3): 391. Smith, H.M. 1972. The Sonoran subspecies of the lizard Ctenosaura hemilopha. Great Basin Naturalist 32(2): 104-111. Soulé, M. 1963. Aspects of thermoregulation in nine species of lizards from Baja California. Copeia 1963: 107-115. Spray, D.C.; Belkin, D.B. 1973. Thermal patterns in the heating and cooling of Iguana iguana and Ctenosaura hemilopha. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology (A) 44(3): 881-892. Zweifel, R.G.; Norris, K.S. 1955. Contribution to the herpetology of Sonora, Mexico: descriptions of new subspecies of snakes (Micruroides euryxanthus and Lampropeltis getulus) and miscellaneous collecting notes. American Midland Naturalist 54: 230-249. Ctenosaura macrolopha Goldberg, S.R. 2009. Note on reproduction of the Sonoran Spiny-tailed Iguana, Ctenosaura macrolopha (Squamata: Iguanidae). Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 44(3): 42-43. Grismer, L.L. 1999. An evolutionary classification of reptiles on islands in the Gulf of California, Mexico. Herpetologica 55(4): 446-469. Sheetz, K.H.; Lemos-Espinal, J.A.; Smith, G.R. 2007. Natural history notes: Ctenosaura macrolopha (Mainland Spinytail Iguana). Diet; clutch size. Herpetological Review 38(1): 77-78. Ctenosaura melanosterna Buckley, L.J.; Axtell, R.W. 1997. Evidence for the specific status of the Honduran lizards formerly referred to Ctenosaura palearis (Reptilia: Squamata: Iguanidae). Copeia 1997(1): 138-150. Heuvel, W. van der 2001. Beobachtungen an Ctenosaura melanosterna in der Natur und im Terrarium. Iguana Rundschreiben 14(2): 11-18. Heuvel, W. van der 2003. Beobachtungen an Ctenosaura melanosterna Buckley & Axtell, 1997 in seinem natürlichen Verbreitungsgebiet und im Terrarium. Elaphe 11(3): 33-39. Montgomery, C.E.; Pasachnik, S.A.; Ruyle, L.E.; Frazier, J.A.; Green, S.E.W. 2014. Natural history of the Black-chested Spiny-tailed Iguanas, Ctenosaura melanosterna (Iguanidae), on Cayo Cochnino Menor, Honduras. Southwestern Naturalist 59(2): 280-285. Pasachnik, S.A.; Danoff-Burg, J.A.; Antunez, E.E.; Corneil, J.P. 2014. Local knowledge and use of the Valle de Aguan Spiny-tailed Iguana, Ctenosaura melanosterna, in Honduras. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 9(2): 436-447. Pasachnik, S.A.; Echternacht, A.C.; Fitzpatrick, B.M. 2011. Population genetics of the Honduran spiny-tailed iguana Ctenosaura melanosterna: implications for conservation and management. Endangered Species Research 14(2): 113-126. Pasachnik, S.A.; Montgomery, C.E.; Ruyle, L.E.; Corneil, J.P.; Antunez, E.E. 2012. Morphological and demographic analyses of the Black-chested Spiny-tailed Iguana, Ctenosaura melanosterna, across their range: implications for population level management. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 7(3): 399-406. Reed, R.N.; Green, S.; Boback, S.M.; Montgomery, C.E. 2006. Natural history notes: Ctenosaura melanosterna (Black-chested Ctenosaur). Predation. Herpetological Review 37(1): 84. Ctenosaura nolascensis Davy, C.M.; Méndez-de la Cruz, F.R.; Lathrop, A.; Murphy, R.W. 2011. Seri Indian traditional knowledge and molecular biology agree: no express train for island-hopping spiny-tailed iguanas in the Sea of Cortes. Journal of Biogeography 38(2): 272-284. Grismer, L.L. 1999. An evolutionary classification of reptiles on islands in the Gulf of California, Mexico. Herpetologica 55(4): 446-469. Ctenosaura oaxacana Burre, G. 2004. Bastardierung zwischen Ctenosaura quinquecarinata und C. oaxacana. Iguana Rundschreiben 17(1): 17-21. Castañeda-Hernández, C.; Canseco-Márquez, L.; Vargas-Orrego, M.E. 2015. Distribution notes: Additional distributional records for the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. Mesoamerican Herpetology 2(3): 368-370. Corneil, J.P.; Montgomery, C.E.; Reynoso, V.H. 2015. Natural history notes: Ctenosaura oaxacana (Oaxacan Spiny-tailed Iguana). Predation. Herpetological Review 46(4): 630-631. Hasbun, C.R.; Köhler, G. 2009. New species of Ctenosaura (Squamata, Iguanidae) from southeastern Honduras. Journal of Herpetology 43(2): 191-204. Kartje, M.E.; Corneil, J.P.; Montgomery, C.E.; Reynoso, V.H. 2016. Natural history notes: Ctenosaura oaxacana (Oaxacan Spiny-tailed Iguana). Predation. Herpetological Review 47(3): 463. Köhler, G.; Hasbún, C.R. 2001. A new species of Spiny-tailed Iguana from Mexico formerly referred to Ctenosaura quinquecarinata (Gray 1842) (Reptilia, Squamata, Iguanidae). Senckenbergiana Biologica 81(1-2): 257-267. Reynoso, V.H.; González, M.G.; González-Hernández, A.J. 2011. Geographic distribution: Ctenosaura oaxacana (Oaxacan Spiny-tailed Iguana). Herpetological Review 42(3): 391. Valenzuela-Ceballos, S.; Castañeda-Gaytan, J.G.; Rioja-Paradela, T.; Carrillo-Reyes, A.; Bastiaans, E. 2015. 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