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Cape Spiny-tailed Iguana - Ctenosaura hemilopha
Garrobo del Cabo
Cope, 1863
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| Large juvenile, Rancho Verde, Baja California Sur | Captive Adult, La Paz, Baja California Sur |
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| Adult on fence pole, San Bartolo, Baja California Sur |
Adult, Cape Region, Baja California Sur © John T. Snow |
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| Adults, San Bartolo, Baja California Sur | Adult, San Bartolo, Baja California Sur | |
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| Young juvenile, green phase, Cape Region, Baja California Sur © John T. Snow |
Juvenile, inbetween green phase and adult phase, Cape Region, Baja California Sur © John T. Snow |
Sub-adult showing adult color and pattern, with regenerated tail tip, Cape Region, Baja California Sur © John T. Snow |
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| Habitat, San Bartolo, Baja California Sur |
Habitat, Rancho Verde, Baja California Sur |
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References:
Grismer, L. Lee. Amphibians and Reptiles of Baja California, Including Its Pacific Islands and the Islands in the Sea of Cortés. The University of California Press, 2002. McPeak, Ron H. Amphibians and Reptiles of Baja California. Sea Challengers, 2000. Samuel M. McGinnis and Robert C. Stebbins. Peterson Field Guide to Western Reptiles & Amphibians. 4th Edition. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2018. Stebbins, Robert C. A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians. 3rd Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003. The Reptile Database San Diego Natural History Museum |
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