Talk:Ctenosaura pectinata

A fact from Ctenosaura pectinata appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 8 January 2008, and was viewed approximately 5,715 times (disclaimer) (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that a trio of pet Mexican Spinytailed Iguanas released on Gasparilla Island, Florida by a resident in the 1970s has led to a current population explosion of over 12,000 lizards?

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On 9 July 2021, it was proposed that this article be moved from Mexican spiny-tailed iguana to Ctenosaura pectinata. The result of the discussion was moved.

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Wow, this article made it to the main page today, yet it doesn't have a single photo? What the...? You'd think with 12,000 of the little buggers in Florida alone, someone could find at least one to grab a picture of. --Brownings (talk) 22:31, 8 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Plenty of photos...just can't find one with the proper "free-use" tag. Oh and that's 12,000 in one community in florida...probably more throughout the state!--Mike Searson (talk) 22:34, 8 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Page name: Ctenosaura pectinata, western spiny-tailed iguana, or Mexican spinytailed iguana?

Given the long history of numerous common names, in some cases the same common names, having been applied to three different species of Ctenosaura, and a history of taxonomic confusion among the species, I would suggest the name of this page be changed back or redirected to the Latin name Ctenosaura pectinata. --WiLaFa (talk) 01:47, 7 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 9 July 2021

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) Vpab15 (talk) 18:07, 31 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Mexican spiny-tailed iguana → Ctenosaura pectinata – The recent move on 6 July 2021 was not necessary and is potentially confusing with other species. The name Mexican spiny-tailed iguana is not the currently accepted standardized name. Using the common name for this page is inconsistent with all other 14 species in the genus on Wikipedia. The common names Mexican spiny-tailed iguana and black spiny-tailed iguana are informally used for many species of Ctenosaura WiLaFa (talk) 17:12, 9 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

per: Wikipedia:Naming conventions (fauna)

"Do not use vernacular names when it is not clear to what the name refers (see WP:Article titles § Precision). The name sardine is used for many different species of small, oily fishes; the appropriate things to do are to write an article describing the attributes the species have in common under that name, and create separate articles for each genus." ..........

"When there is no common name or no consensus can be reached on the most common name, or if it isn't clear what taxon the common name refers to (as in the sardine example above), use the scientific name"

Mexican spiny-tailed iguana and black spiny-tailed iguana are used for many species of Ctenosaura. WiLaFa (talk) 17:22, 11 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

birth weight, and typical adult weights of average male and female ?!

in description, weights in both english (lbs), and metric (kgs) needs to be added. Gizziiusa (talk) 01:47, 2 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]