Ctenosaura (Spiny-tailed Iguanas)

Genus

Spiny-tailed Iguanas

Ctenosaura

4 species in our catalog · found in 41 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Black Spiny-tailed Iguana
LC Endemic

Black Spiny-tailed Iguana

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Ctenosaura similis

90–100% · Very likely
Guerreran Spiny-tailed Iguana

Guerreran Spiny-tailed Iguana

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Ctenosaura pectinata

10–20% · With luck
Eastern Mexican Spiny-Tailed Iguana
LC Endemic

Eastern Mexican Spiny-Tailed Iguana

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Ctenosaura acanthura

5–10% · With luck
Club Tail Iguana

Club Tail Iguana

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Ctenosaura quinquecarinata

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

60–70
Jan
60–70
Feb
60–70
Mar
60–70
Apr
60–70
May
60–70
Jun
60–70
Jul
60–70
Aug
50–60
Sep
50–60
Oct
50–60
Nov
60–70
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Where to see Spiny-tailed Iguanas

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
90–100%
2 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
90–100%
3 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
80–90%
4 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
80–90%
5 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
80–90%
6 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
80–90%
7 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
80–90%
8 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
80–90%
9 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
80–90%
10 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
60–70%
11 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
60–70%
12 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
50–60%
13 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
50–60%
14 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua 1
40–50%
15 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
40–50%
16 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
40–50%
17 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
30–40%
18 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala 1
30–40%
19 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 3
20–30%
20 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
21 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
22 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
10–20%
23 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
10–20%
24 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
25 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
10–20%
26 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
27 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
5–10%
28 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
5–10%
29 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize 1
5–10%
30 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
5–10%
31 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
5–10%
32 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
5–10%
33 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
34 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
35 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
<5%
36 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
37 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
38 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
39 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
40 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
41 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%