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Juvenile Black Spiny-tailed Iguana

Ctenosaura similis

Photo by SG in CR
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Bright green lizard, approx. 30cm long. With black markings on it's sides and a banded brown tail.

Habitat:

On the shoulder of a road through the hills south of Santa Cruz, Guanacaste. In the same spot where this picture was taken, https://www.flickr.com/photos/66454855@N06/14878732714/

Notes:

You can see a larger version of the picture here https://www.flickr.com/photos/66454855@N06/14935316655/in/photostream/l…

Species ID Suggestions

Black Iguana (Juvenile)

Ctenosaura similis

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Amazing photo! Please consider adding your spotting to the "Reptiles of Costa Rica" mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1589986014

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