---
title: "Sonoran Spiny-tailed Iguana"
description: "Ctenosaura macrolopha — Répteis. Ctenosaura macrolopha, the Sonoran spiny-tailed iguana, is a species of iguana native to Mexico."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/sonoran-spiny-tailed-iguana
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sonoran Spiny-tailed Iguana

> Ctenosaura macrolopha — Répteis. Ctenosaura macrolopha, the Sonoran spiny-tailed iguana, is a species of iguana native to Mexico.

- Scientific name: *Ctenosaura macrolopha*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: `desert` (Deserto)
- iNaturalist observations: 1398
- Wikidata: [Q18603891](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18603891)
- iNaturalist taxon: [318044](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/318044)

## Names

- en: Sonoran Spiny-tailed Iguana
- de: Sonoraschwarzleguan
- es: Iguana de cola espinosa sonorense

## Countries with the most observations

MX (1270)

## Summary

Ctenosaura macrolopha, the Sonoran spiny-tailed iguana, is a species of iguana native to Mexico.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ctenosaura_macrolopha

## Photo

![Sonoran Spiny-tailed Iguana](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/sonoran-spiny-tailed-iguana/medium.jpg)

Photo: Carlos Mal · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/121522295

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/sonoran-spiny-tailed-iguana?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).