Species:

Ctenosaura hemilopha

Cape Spiny-tailed Iguana

Subspecies I've seen:
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Sonoran Spiny-tailed Iguana
C. h. macrolopha
Subspecies:

Ctenosaura hemilopha macrolopha

Sonoran Spiny-tailed Iguana

April 9, 1999
On grounds of Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona
Sonoran Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura hemilopha macrolopha)
Sonoran Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura hemilopha macrolopha)
One of the reptile keepers at this fabulous museum/zoo/botanical garden told me that these iguanas had been deliberately introduced in the 1970's, and had since established a breeding population. We saw two of them basking on the boulders by the Bighorn Sheep exhibit. Thanks to Stephane Poulin of the ASDM for identifying the subspecies.