Ctenosaura (Spiny-tailed Iguanas)

Species in this group

LC

Ctenosaura similis

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Ctenosaura hemilopha

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC Endemic

Ctenosaura pectinata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~70%

Jan

~70%

Feb

~70%

Mar

~70%

Apr

~70%

May

~70%

Jun

~70%

Jul

~70%

Aug

~60%

Sep

~60%

Oct

~60%

Nov

~70%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Spiny-tailed Iguanas

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 7 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 35 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~90%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~90%
2	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~90%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~90%
3	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~90%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~90%
4	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~90%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~90%
5	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~90%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~90%
6	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~80%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~80%
7	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	~80%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~80%
8	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~80%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~80%
9	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~80%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~80%
10	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 3	~70%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~70%
11	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~70%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~70%
12	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	~60%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~60%
13	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	~50%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~50%
14	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	~50%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~50%
15	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	~50%
	Cape Spinytail Iguana			~50%
16	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1 of 3	~40%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~40%
17	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 3	~40%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~40%
18	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~40%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~40%
19	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 3	~40%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~40%
20	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~10%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~10%
21	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~10%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~10%
22	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	~10%
	Guerreran Spiny-tailed Iguana			~10%
23	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	~10%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~10%
24	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~10%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~10%
25	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~10%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~10%
26	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 3	~10%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~10%
27	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 3	<5%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	San Pedro Sula	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 3	~90%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~90%
2	Managua	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1 of 3	~40%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~40%
3	Tegucigalpa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 3	~30%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~30%
4	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 3	~20%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~20%
5	San Salvador	🇸🇻 El Salvador	1 of 3	~20%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~20%
6	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~20%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~20%
7	Guadalajara	🇲🇽 México	1 of 3	~20%
	Guerreran Spiny-tailed Iguana			~20%
8	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~20%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~20%
	Guerreran Spiny-tailed Iguana			<5%
9	Puebla	🇲🇽 México	1 of 3	~10%
	Guerreran Spiny-tailed Iguana			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Denver Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Barcelona Zoo	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
3	Columbus Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
4	Parque Zoológico de León - Zooleón	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
5	Detroit Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	Xcaret	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
7	Out of Africa Wildlife Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
8	Guadalajara Zoo	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
9	Kyiv Zoo	🇺🇦 Ukraine	In captivity
10	Wrocław Zoological Garden	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
11	Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
12	Great Plains Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
13	Zoo d'Amnéville	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
14	London Zoo	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
15	Aquarama Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
16	Zoológico del Altiplano	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
17	Gladys Porter Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
18	Buin Zoo	🇨🇱 Chile	In captivity
19	Safari Masai Mara	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
20	Alligator Adventure	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
21	Salisbury Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
22	ZooAmerica	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
23	Papiliorama	🇨🇭 Switzerland	In captivity
24	Crocoparc Agadir	🇲🇦 Morocco	In captivity
25	El Nispero Zoo	🇵🇦 Panama	In captivity
26	Tiergarten Ulm	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
27	Africarium	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
28	Dallas World Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
29	Acuario Inbursa	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
30	Aquarium d'Amnéville	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
31	Biouniverzoo	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
32	International Animal Rescue – Costa Rica	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	In captivity
33	National Reptile Zoo	🇮🇪 Ireland	In captivity
34	Observatorio 1873	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
35	terrarium ogrodu zoologicznego we Wrocławiu	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity

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Spiny-tailed Iguanas

Species in this group

Black Spiny-tailed Iguana

Cape Spinytail Iguana

Guerreran Spiny-tailed Iguana

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Spiny-tailed Iguanas

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found