| 词条 | Ctenosaura hemilopha |
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| name = Ctenosaura hemilopha[1] | image = SpinyTailedIguana CtenosauraHemilopha.jpg | image_caption = | status = | status_system = | genus = Ctenosaura | species = hemilopha | authority = (Cope, 1863) | synonyms = *Cyclura (Ctenosaura) hemilopha Cope, 1863
}} Ctenosaura hemilopha, also known as the cape spinytail iguana , is a species of spinytail iguana endemic to Baja California.[3] It is arboreal and primarily herbivorous, although it can be an opportunistic carnivore. Males may grow up to {{convert|100|cm|in|sp=us}} in length, while females are smaller, with a length of up to {{convert|70|cm|in|sp=us}}. Five subspecies are currently recognized. The existence of mainland and insular populations of this species has been valuable in providing biologists with study and control groups comparing the evolution of island populations and their mainland counterparts. The San Esteban Island subspecies (C.h. conspicuosa) coexists with the giant San Esteban chuckwalla, contrary to predictions of ecological niche theory. Taxonomy and etymologyCtenosaura hemilopha was first described by zoologist Edward Drinker Cope in 1863.[4] The generic name, Ctenosaura, is derived from two Greek words: ctenos (Κτενός), meaning "comb" (referring to the comblike spines on the lizard's back and tail), and saura (σαύρα), meaning "lizard".[5] Its specific name is a combination of the Greek word hemisus (ήμισυς) meaning "half" and lophos (λοφος) meaning "crest" or "plume" ; both are in reference to the animal's short crest of spines, when compared to other species of its genus. There are five subspecies of C. hemilopha that are all similar in appearance and habitat.[6]
Distribution and habitatIt is believed that these iguanas may have ended up on the Baja peninsula and the islands because early Seri Indian inhabitants transported them there from the mainland as food sources thousands of years ago.[3][13] This theory is based on the fact that the coastal distribution on the mainland ends 115 km south of Isla San Esteban.[3][13] Contrary to predictions from ecological niche theory, the species coexists with the giant San Esteban chuckwalla on San Esteban Island.[7] The two species forage for the same plants in the same habitat at the same time of day during the same season, with neither species displacing the other.[3][7] The cape spinytail iguana makes its den in old woodpecker nests in giant columnar cacti, and in other tree cavities.[8] The most important factors determining the choice of cactus are the existence of other holes, and the cactus height because these types of refuges allow the lizards to feed and bask on the tree, minimizing the risk of predation.[8] The existence of mainland and insular populations of this species has been valuable in providing biologists with study and control groups comparing the evolution of island populations.[9] DescriptionThe cape spinytail iguana has a green or yellow coloring when young and turns whitish gray with age. As this animal matures it can be white or light gray in color with black chevrons, depending on heat conditions or even the animal's temper.[5] Males achieve a maximum length of {{convert|100|cm|in|sp=us}}, while females are typically 30% smaller at {{convert|70|cm|in|sp=us}}. Males develop large jowls and a dorsal crest made up of larger dorsal spines, making the animal sexually dimorphic.[3] DietLike most iguanids, the cape spinytail iguana is primarily herbivorous, eating flowers, leaves, stems, fruit, and cactus such as the bushy Jatropha cuneata and the taller, spindly Solanum hindsianum.[10] They will opportunistically eat smaller animals, eggs, and arthropods.[5] References1. ^{{ITIS |id=564571 |taxon=Ctenosaura hemilopha |accessdate=30 September 2008}} 2. ^The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. 3. ^1 2 3 4 Grismer, L. Lee.(2002) Amphibians and Reptiles of Baja California, Including Its Pacific Islands and the Islands in the Sea of Cortés. The University of California Press.409 p. {{ISBN|0-520-22417-5}} 4. ^Cope, E.D. (1864). Descriptions of new American Squamata in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Science. Philadelphia. 15 1863: 100–106. 5. ^1 2 {{cite journal|last=Malfatti|first=Mark|date=2007|title=A Look at the Genus Ctenosaura: Meet the World's fastest lizard and its kin|journal=Reptiles Magazine|volume=15|issue=11|pages=64–73}} 6. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite web|last=Malfatti| first = Mark | title = Baja / Sonoran Spiny-tailed Iguanas| publisher = West Coast Iguana Research| year =2005 | url =http://www.westcoastiguana.com/hemolopha.htm |accessdate = 30 September 2008 }} 7. ^1 2 3 {{cite book | last = Nabhan| first = Gary| title = Singing the Turtles to Sea: The Comcáac (Seri) Art and Science of Reptiles| pages = 350| publisher = University of California Press | year = 2003|isbn= 0-520-21731-4}} 8. ^1 {{cite journal | last = Blázquez | first = Carmen|author2=Ricardo Rodríguez-Estrella | title = Winter refuge characteristics of Spiny-tailed iguanas, Ctenosaura hemilopha, in Baja California Sur, Mexico| journal =Journal of Arid Environments | volume = 49| issue =3 | pages =593–599 | publisher = | year = 2001 | doi=10.1006/jare.2001.0795 }} 9. ^Blazquez M. C., Rodriguez-Estrella R., Delibes M (1997) "Escape behavior and predation risk of mainland and island spiny-tailed iguanas (Ctenosaura hemilopha)" Ethology 103(12): 990–998 10. ^{{cite journal | last = Carothers | first = John H. | title = Size-related activity patterns in an herbivorous lizard | journal = Oecologia (Berlin)| volume = 57 | issue = 1–2 | pages =103–106 | year = 1983| url = | doi = 10.1007/BF00379567| id = }} External links{{Wikispecies|Ctenosaura hemilopha}}
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