Iguanidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order , class Squamata. The family contains 23 accepted species worldwide.
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Conolophus pallidus Heller, 1903
Conolophus pallidus Heller, 1903, the Santa Fe land iguana, is a pale, large liz…
Cachryx defensor (Cope, 1866)
Cachryx defensor, the Yucatán spiny-tailed iguana, is an Iguanidae lizard endemi…
Cyclura cornuta (Bonnaterre, 1789)
This is a detailed description of the rhinoceros iguana (Cyclura cornuta), cover…
Cyclura carinata Harlan, 1824
This is a description of the small Cyclura species Cyclura carinata, covering it…
Ctenosaura macrolopha Smith, 1972
Ctenosaura macrolopha, the Sonoran spiny-tailed iguana, is a lizard endemic to t…
Dipsosaurus dorsalis (Baird & Girard, 1852)
Dipsosaurus dorsalis, the desert iguana, is a heat-tolerant medium lizard native…
Cyclura ricordi (Duméril & Bibron, 1837)
Cyclura ricordi is a sexually dimorphic Hispaniolan rock iguana found in arid, x…
Ctenosaura hemilopha (Cope, 1863)
Ctenosaura hemilopha, the cape spinytail iguana, is a sexually dimorphic iguana …
Ctenosaura oaxacana Köhler & Hasbun, 2001
The Oaxacan spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura oaxacana) is an endemic Mexican igua…
Iguana iguana (Linnaeus, 1758)
Iguana iguana, the green iguana, is a large mostly herbivorous lizard with varie…
Ctenosaura pectinata (Wiegmann, 1834)
Ctenosaura pectinata is a large iguana native to western Mexico with introduced …
Cyclura nubila (Gray, 1831)
Cyclura nubila, the Cuban iguana, is a large sexually dimorphic rock iguana nati…
Iguanidae animals belong to the order in the Animalia kingdom. Green iguanas from Guatemala and southern Mexico (which may belong to the distinct species I. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Iguanidae is classified in the order , class Squamata, phylum Chordata. rhinolopha) mostly have small horns on their snouts between their eyes and their nostrils, while other green iguanas do not have this feature.
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