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Ctenosaura similis (Gray 1831)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Ctenosaura similis (Gray 1831)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Ctenosaura similis
Species recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, Belize Species List, Costa Rica Species List, El Salvador Species List, Guatemala Species List, Honduras Species List, Nicaragua Species List, Panama Species List, wikipedia EU, Mexico Species List, North Pacific Species List, NCBI, wikipedia emerging languages, EOL authors, wikipedia gl Galician, Hone et al 2013, Wildfinder (WWF), and United States Species List
Ctenosaura similis
Recognized by CalPhotos, AnAge articles, Global Invasive Species Database, Ojasti 1996, Hanotte and Mensah 2002, Animal Diversity Web, and Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology
Ctenosaura similis (Gray 1831)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, GBIF classification, Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, and GBIF national node type records UK
Ctenosaura similis (Gray 1831)
Recognized by INBio and Conabio
Ctenosaura similis Gray 1831
Recognized by NBII images and ReptileDB
Ctenosaura similis
Species recognized by iDigBio type specimen records, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, CITES, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Simpson et al 2020, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, iNaturalist data coverage, Wikipedia (inferred records), GGBN data coverage, and wikipedia BR
Ctenosaura similis
Recognized by NMNH type specimens, AnAge, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, Flickr BHL, Mesquita et al, 2015, BHL data coverage, and Flickr Group
Ctenosaura similis (Gray 1830)
Species recognized by IUCN
Ctenosaura similis (Gray 1831)
Species recognized by Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Ctenosaura similis (Gray 1831)
Recognized by NMNH Collection
Ctenosaura similis (Gray)
Recognized by Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology

Alternative Names

Iguana (Ctenosaura) similis Gray 1831
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Ctenosaura (Ctenosaura) similis
Synonym according to ReptileDB and ReptileDB
Ctenosaura (Ctenosaura) similis Köhler Et Al. 2000
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Ctenosaur similis
Synonym according to Conabio
Ctenosaura similis similis
Synonym according to ReptileDB and ReptileDB
Ctenosaura completa
Synonym according to ReptileDB, ReptileDB, ReptileDB, and NCBI
Ctenosaura completa Bocourt 1874
Proparte synonym according to GBIF classification
Ctenosaura completa Bocourt 1874
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, ReptileDB, and ReptileDB
Ctenosaura nigropunctatus
Synonym according to Conabio
Ctenosaura similis multipunctata
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Ctenosaura similis multipunctata Barbour & Shreve 1934
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Ctenosaura similis
Synonym according to ReptileDB, ReptileDB, and ReptileDB
Iguana similis
Synonym according to NCBI
Iguana (Ctenosaura) similis Gray 1831
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Ctenosaura completa Bocourt 1874
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Iguana
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Iguana (Ctenosaura) similis Gray 1831
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Iguana subgen. Ctenosaura Similis Gray 1831
Synonym according to ReptileDB

Common Names

English

Black Iguana preferred
Recognized by ReptileDB, Animal Diversity Web, Conabio, Flickr BHL, and Wikidata Common Names
Black iguana
prefer
Recognized by AnAge
Black Spiny-tailed Iguana
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Common Spiny-tailed Iguana
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Black spiny-tailed iguana
prefer
Recognized by Simpson et al 2020

Arabic

إغوانة سوداء preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Breton

Igwan du preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

Черна игуана preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

黑刺尾鬣蜥 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

leguán černý preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Zwarte leguaan preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

mustavalkoleguaani preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Schwarzer Leguan
prefer
Recognized by ReptileDB
Gemeiner Schwarzleguan preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

איגואנה קוצנית שחורה preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

Iguana codaspina nera preferred
Recognized by admin

Japanese

ツナギトゲオイグアナ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and admin

Navajo; Navaho

Naʼashǫ́ʼiitsoh bitseeʼ diwozhí diłhiłígíí preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

ایگوانای دم‌برآمده سیاه preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Legwan czarny preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Garrobo
Inglés: Spiny tail Iguana
prefer
Recognized by INBio
Garrobo
prefer
Recognized by Conabio
Iguana negra
prefer
Recognized by Conabio
Iguana Negra preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

Svart leguan preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

اغوانه سوداء preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pnb

سٹینوسورا سمیلس preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

黑刺尾鬣蜥 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

黑刺尾鬣蜥 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hk

黑刺尾鬣蜥 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Ctenosaura similis (Gray 1831)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Iguania
Iguanidae
Ctenosaura
Ctenosaura similis (Gray 1831) (this page)
Ctenosaura similis multipunctata Barbour & Shreve 1934
Ctenosaura similis similis (Gray 1831)
Ctenosaura acanthura (Shaw 1802)
Ctenosaura bakeri Stejneger 1901
Ctenosaura clarki Bailey 1928
Ctenosaura conspicuosa Dickerson 1919
Ctenosaura flavidorsalis Köhler & Klemmer 1994
Ctenosaura hemilopha (Cope 1863)
Ctenosaura macrolopha Smith 1972
Ctenosaura melanosterna Buckley & Axtell 1997
Ctenosaura nolascensis Smith 1972
Ctenosaura oaxacana Köhler & Hasbun 2001
Ctenosaura oedirhina De Queiroz 1987
Ctenosaura palearis Stejneger 1899
Ctenosaura pectinata (Wiegmann 1834)
Ctenosaura quinquecarinata (Gray 1842)

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Squamata
Iguania
Iguanidae
Ctenosaura
Ctenosaura similis (Gray 1831) (this page)
Ctenosaura similis multipunctata Barbour & Shreve 1934
Ctenosaura similis similis (Gray 1831)
Ctenosaura acanthura (Shaw 1802)
Ctenosaura bakeri Stejneger 1901
Ctenosaura clarki Bailey 1928
Ctenosaura conspicuosa Dickerson 1919
Ctenosaura flavidorsalis Köhler & Klemmer 1994
Ctenosaura hemilopha (Cope 1863)
Ctenosaura macrolopha Smith 1972
Ctenosaura melanosterna Buckley & Axtell 1997
Ctenosaura nolascensis Smith 1972
Ctenosaura oaxacana Köhler & Hasbun 2001
Ctenosaura oedirhina De Queiroz 1987
Ctenosaura palearis Stejneger 1899
Ctenosaura pectinata (Wiegmann 1834)
Ctenosaura quinquecarinata (Gray 1842)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Ctenosaura similis (Gray 1831) (this page)
Ctenosaura similis multipunctata Barbour & Shreve 1934
Ctenosaura similis similis (Gray 1831)
Ctenosaura acanthura (Shaw 1802)
Ctenosaura bakeri Stejneger 1901
Ctenosaura clarki Bailey 1928
Ctenosaura conspicuosa Dickerson 1919
Ctenosaura flavidorsalis Köhler & Klemmer 1994
Ctenosaura hemilopha (Cope 1863)
Ctenosaura macrolopha Smith 1972
Ctenosaura melanosterna Buckley & Axtell 1997
Ctenosaura nolascensis Smith 1972
Ctenosaura oaxacana Köhler & Hasbun 2001
Ctenosaura oedirhina De Queiroz 1987
Ctenosaura palearis Stejneger 1899
Ctenosaura pectinata (Wiegmann 1834)
Ctenosaura quinquecarinata (Gray 1842)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Iguania
Iguanidae
Ctenosaura
Ctenosaura similis (Gray 1831) (this page)
Ctenosaura similis multipunctata Barbour & Shreve 1934
Ctenosaura similis similis (Gray 1831)
Ctenosaura acanthura (Shaw 1802)
Ctenosaura alfredschmidti Köhler 1995
Ctenosaura bakeri Stejneger 1901
Ctenosaura clarki Bailey 1928
Ctenosaura conspicuosa Dickerson 1919
Ctenosaura defensor (Cope 1866)
Ctenosaura flavidorsalis Köhler & Klemmer 1994
Ctenosaura hemilopha (Cope 1863)
Ctenosaura macrolopha Smith 1972
Ctenosaura melanosterna Buckley & Axtell 1997
Ctenosaura nolascensis Smith 1972
Ctenosaura oaxacana Köhler & Hasbun 2001
Ctenosaura oedirhina De Queiroz 1987
Ctenosaura palearis Stejneger 1899
Ctenosaura pectinata (Wiegmann 1834)
Ctenosaura quinquecarinata (Gray 1842)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Ctenosaura similis (Gray 1831) (this page)
Ctenosaura similis multipunctata Barbour & Shreve 1934
Ctenosaura similis similis (Gray 1831)
Ctenosaura acanthura (Shaw 1802)
Ctenosaura bakeri Stejneger 1901
Ctenosaura clarki Bailey 1928
Ctenosaura conspicuosa Dickerson 1919
Ctenosaura flavidorsalis Köhler & Klemmer 1994
Ctenosaura hemilopha (Cope 1863)
Ctenosaura macrolopha Smith 1972
Ctenosaura melanosterna Buckley & Axtell 1997
Ctenosaura nolascensis Smith 1972
Ctenosaura oaxacana Köhler & Hasbun 2001
Ctenosaura oedirhina De Queiroz 1987
Ctenosaura palearis Stejneger 1899
Ctenosaura pectinata (Wiegmann 1834)
Ctenosaura quinquecarinata (Gray 1842)

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Iguanidae
Ctenosaura Wiegmann 1828
Ctenosaura similis (Gray 1831) (this page)
Ctenosaura similis multipunctata Barbour & Shreve 1934
Ctenosaura similis similis
Ctenosaura acanthura (Shaw 1802)
Ctenosaura alfredschmidti Köhler 1995
Ctenosaura bakeri Stejneger 1901
Ctenosaura clarki Bailey 1928
Ctenosaura conspicuosa Dickerson 1919
Ctenosaura cycluroides Wiegmann 1828
Ctenosaura defensor (Cope 1866)
Ctenosaura flavidorsalis Köhler & Klemmer 1994
Ctenosaura hemilopha (Cope 1863)
Ctenosaura macrolopha Smith 1972
Ctenosaura melanosterna Buckley & Axtell 1997
Ctenosaura nolascensis Smith 1972
Ctenosaura oaxacana Köhler & Hasbun 2001
Ctenosaura oedirhina De Queiroz 1987
Ctenosaura palearis Stejneger 1899
Ctenosaura pectinata (Wiegmann 1834)
Ctenosaura quinquecarinata (Gray 1842)

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Reptilia Laurenti 1768
Squamata Oppel 1811
Iguania
Iguanidae
Iguaninae
Ctenosaura Wiegmann 1828
Ctenosaura similis (Gray 1831) (this page)
Ctenosaura similis multipunctata Barbour & Shreve 1934
Ctenosaura similis similis (Gray 1831)
Ctenosaura acanthura (Shaw 1802)
Ctenosaura alfredschmidti G. Köhler 1995
Ctenosaura bakeri Stejneger 1901
Ctenosaura clarki Bailey 1928
Ctenosaura conspicuosa Dickerson 1919
Ctenosaura defensor (Cope 1866)
Ctenosaura flavidorsalis G. Köhler & Klemmer 1994
Ctenosaura hemilopha (Cope 1863)
Ctenosaura macrolopha H. M. Smith 1972
Ctenosaura melanosterna Buckley 1997
Ctenosaura nolascensis H. M. Smith 1972
Ctenosaura oaxacana G. Köhler & Hasbun 2001
Ctenosaura oedirhina de Queiroz 1987
Ctenosaura palearis Stejneger 1899
Ctenosaura pectinata (Wiegmann 1834)
Ctenosaura quinquecarinata (Gray 1842)

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Iguanidae
Ctenosaura similis (Gray 1830) (this page)
Amblyrhynchus cristatus Bell 1825
Amblyrhynchus cristatus subsp. albemarlensis Eibl-Eibesfeldt 1962
Amblyrhynchus cristatus subsp. cristatus Bell 1825
Amblyrhynchus cristatus subsp. godzilla Miralles, Macleod, Rodríguez, Ibáñez, Jiménez-Uzcategui, Quezada, Vences & Steinfartz 2017
Amblyrhynchus cristatus subsp. hassi Eibl-Eibesfeldt 1962
Amblyrhynchus cristatus subsp. hayampi Miralles, Macleod, Rodríguez, Ibáñez, Jiménez-Uzcategui, Quezada, Vences & Steinfartz 2017
Amblyrhynchus cristatus subsp. jeffreysi Miralles, Macleod, Rodríguez, Ibáñez, Jiménez-Uzcategui, Quezada, Vences & Steinfartz 2017
Amblyrhynchus cristatus subsp. mertensi Eibl-Eibesfeldt 1962
Amblyrhynchus cristatus subsp. nanus Garman 1892
Amblyrhynchus cristatus subsp. sielmanni Eibl-Eibesfeldt 1962
Amblyrhynchus cristatus subsp. trillmichi Miralles, Macleod, Rodríguez, Ibáñez, Jiménez-Uzcategui, Quezada, Vences & Steinfartz 2017
Amblyrhynchus cristatus subsp. venustissimus Eibl-Eibesfeldt 1962
Amblyrhynchus cristatus subsp. wikelskii Miralles, Macleod, Rodríguez, Ibáñez, Jiménez-Uzcategui, Quezada, Vences & Steinfartz 2017
Brachylophus bulabula Fisher, Harlow, Edwards & Keogh 2008
Brachylophus fasciatus (Brongniart 1800)
Brachylophus gau Fisher, Niukula, Watling & Harlow 2017
Brachylophus vitiensis Gibbons 1981
Conolophus marthae Gentile & Snell 2009
Conolophus pallidus Heller 1903
Conolophus subcristatus (Gray 1831)
Ctenosaura acanthura (Shaw 1802)
Ctenosaura alfredschmidti Köhler 1995
Ctenosaura bakeri Stejneger 1901
Ctenosaura clarki Bailey 1928
Ctenosaura conspicuosa Dickerson 1919
Ctenosaura defensor (Cope 1866)
Ctenosaura flavidorsalis Köhler & Klemmer 1994
Ctenosaura hemilopha (Cope 1863)
Ctenosaura macrolopha Smith 1972
Ctenosaura melanosterna Buckley & Axtell 1997
Ctenosaura melanosterna Cayos Cochinos subpopulation Buckley & Axtell 1997
Ctenosaura melanosterna Valle de Aguán subpopulation Buckley & Axtell 1997
Ctenosaura nolascensis Smith 1972
Ctenosaura oaxacana Köhler & Hasbún 2001
Ctenosaura oedirhina de Queiroz 1987
Ctenosaura palearis Stejneger 1899
Ctenosaura pectinata (Wiegmann 1834)
Ctenosaura praeocularis Hasbún & Köhler 2009
Ctenosaura quinquecarinata (Gray 1842)
Cyclura carinata Harlan 1824
Cyclura collei Gray 1845
Cyclura cornuta (Bonnaterre 1789)
Cyclura cychlura (Cuvier 1829)
Cyclura cychlura subsp. cychlura (Cuvier 1829)
Cyclura cychlura subsp. figginsi Barbour 1923
Cyclura cychlura subsp. inornata Barbour & Noble 1916
Cyclura lewisi Grant 1940
Cyclura nubila (Gray 1830)
Cyclura nubila subsp. caymanensis Barbour & Noble 1916
Cyclura nubila subsp. nubila (Gray 1830)
Cyclura onchiopsis Cope 1885
Cyclura pinguis Barbour 1917
Cyclura ricordii (Duméril & Bibron 1837)
Cyclura rileyi Stejneger 1903
Cyclura rileyi subsp. cristata Schmidt 1920
Cyclura rileyi subsp. nuchalis Barbour & Noble 1916
Cyclura rileyi subsp. rileyi Stejneger 1903
Cyclura stejnegeri Barbour & Noble 1916
Dipsosaurus dorsalis (Baird & Girard 1852)
Iguana delicatissima Laurenti 1768
Sauromalus ater Duméril 1856
Sauromalus hispidus Stejneger 1891
Sauromalus klauberi Shaw 1941
Sauromalus slevini Van Denburgh 1922
Sauromalus varius Dickerson 1919

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Sauropsida
Sauria
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Bifurcata
Unidentata
Episquamata
Toxicofera
Iguania
Iguanidae
Iguaninae
Ctenosaura
Ctenosaura similis (this page)
Ctenosaura acanthura
Ctenosaura bakeri
Ctenosaura clarki
Ctenosaura conspicuosa
Ctenosaura flavidorsalis
Ctenosaura hemilopha
Ctenosaura hemilopha × Ctenosaura pectinata
Ctenosaura macrolopha
Ctenosaura melanosterna
Ctenosaura nolascensis
Ctenosaura oaxacana
Ctenosaura oedirhina
Ctenosaura palearis
Ctenosaura pectinata
Ctenosaura praeocularis
Ctenosaura quinquecarinata
Ctenosaura similis × Ctenosaura bakeri

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Eureptilia
Romeriida
Diapsida
Neodiapsida
Sauria
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Episquamata
Toxicofera
Iguania
Iguanidae
Ctenosaura
Ctenosaura similis (this page)
Ctenosaura similis multipunctata
Ctenosaura similis similis
Ctenosaura acanthura
Ctenosaura alfredschmidti
Ctenosaura bakeri
Ctenosaura clarki
Ctenosaura conspicuosa
Ctenosaura defensor
Ctenosaura flavidorsalis
Ctenosaura hemilopha
Ctenosaura macrolopha
Ctenosaura melanosterna
Ctenosaura nolascensis
Ctenosaura oaxacana
Ctenosaura oedirhina
Ctenosaura palearis
Ctenosaura pectinata
Ctenosaura praeocularis
Ctenosaura quinquecarinata
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