Ctenosaura clarki
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Iguanidae |
| Genus: | Ctenosaura |
| Species: | C. clarki
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| Ctenosaura clarki J.W. Bailey, 1928[1]
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Ctenosaura clarki, commonly known as the Balsas armed lizard, Michoacán dwarf spiny-tailed iguana, or nopiche,[3] is a species of lizard in the family Iguanidae.
Etymology
The specific name, clarki, is in honor of Dr. Herbert Charles Clark (1877-1960), director of medical research and laboratories, United Fruit Co., for his support of the herpetological collection of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University.[4][5]
Geographic range
Ctenosaura clarki is endemic to the Balsas dry forests in the state of Michoacán in western Mexico.
Conservation status
C. clarki is threatened by habitat loss.[6]
References
- ^ "Ctenosaura clarki ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2 January 2008.
- ^ "Ctenosaura clarki ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Duellman, William E. [in French]; Duellman, Ann S. (16 February 1959). "Variation, Distribution, and Ecology of the Iguanid Lizard Enyaliosaurus clarki of Michoacan, Mexico" (PDF). Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology (598). University of Michigan: 1–10.
- ^ Bailey JW (1928). p. 2.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Ctenosaura clarkii [sic]", p. 54).
- ^ Köhler G [in French] (2004). "Ctenosaura clarki ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. IUCN: e.T44194A10861033. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44194A10861033.en. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
Further reading
- Bailey, John Wendell (1928). "A revision of the lizards of the genus Ctenosaura". Proc. United States Nat. Mus. 73: 1-55. (Ctenosaura clarki, new species, pp. 44–46 + plate 27).
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