Ctenosaura alfredschmidti

Ctenosaura alfredschmidti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Iguania
Family:Iguanidae
Genus:Ctenosaura
Species: C. alfredschmidti
Binomial name
Ctenosaura alfredschmidti

Ctenosaura alfredschmidti, commonly known as the Campeche spiny-tailed iguana,[1] is a species of lizards in the family Iguanidae. The species is found in southeastern Mexico and adjacent Guatemala.[3]

Etymology

The specific name, alfredschmidti, is in honor of German herpetoculturist Alfred Schmidt.[3][4]

Description

Adult males of C. alfredschmidti reach at least 170 mm (6.7 in) and females 152 mm (6.0 in) in snout–vent length.[2] Tail length varies from 74 %[5] to 85% of the snout–vent length.[2]

Geographic range

C. alfredschmidti was thought to be endemic to southern Campeche in Mexico.[1][2] However, in 2003, this species was also recorded by a scientific expedition to the Mirador-Río Azul National Park in the Petén Department in Northern Guatemala. This was the first record in Guatemala's herpetofauna for this species.[5]

Habitat

The natural habitat of C. alfredschmidti is tropical moist lowland forest[1] and seasonally flooded scrub forest.[5]

Behavior

C. alfredschmidti is arboreal.[1] It can find safety in hollow branches and tree trunks, blocking the entrance with its spiny tail.[2][5]

Diet

Fecal samples suggests that the diet of C. alfredschmidti consists of leaves, though it probably will eat arthropods too.[2]

Conservation status

C. alfredschmidti is potentially threatened by habitat loss and degradation.[1] The Guatemalan population was found in the Mirador-Río Azul National Park.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Köhler G (2004). "Ctenosaura alfredschmidti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T44180A10856950. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Köhler G (1995). "Eine neue Art der Gattung Ctenosaura (Sauria: Iguanidae) aus dem südlichen Campeche, Mexico" [A new species of the genus Ctenosaura (Sauria: Iguanidae) from southern Campeche, Mexico]. Salamandra. 31 (1): 1–14. (Ctenosaura alfredschmidti, new species). (in German).
  3. 1 2 Ctenosaura alfredschmidti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 August 2017.
  4. ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ctenosaura alfredschmidti, p. 5).
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Radachowsky J, García Anleu R, Köhler G (2004). "First record of Ctenosaura alfredschmidti Köhler, 1995 in Guatemala". Salamandra. 40 (1): 11–13.
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