Iguana Iguana

Iguana - Definition and Overview

Iguana, depicted in the 1851 The Illustrated London Reading Book
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Iguana, depicted in the 1851 The Illustrated London Reading Book
Iguana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Sauria
Family:Iguanidae
Genus:Iguana
Species

Iguana delicatissima
Iguana iguana

An iguana is a kind of lizard, generally any member of the reptile family Iguanidae but specifically members of the genus Iguana.

Species of the genus Iguana

(after Frost et al.)
  • Lesser Antillean Iguana, Iguana delicatissima
  • Green Iguana, Iguana iguana

References

  • Frost, D.E. and R.E. Etheridge (1989) A Phylogenetic Analysis and Taxonomy of Iguanian Lizards (Reptilia: Squamata). Univ. Kansas Mus. Nat. Hist. Misc. Publ. 81
  • Frost, D.R., R. Etheridge, D. Janies and T.A. Titus (2001) Total evidence, sequence alignment, evolution of Polychrotid lizards, and a reclassification of the Iguania (Squamata: Iguania). American Museum Novitates 3343: 38 pp.


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