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Rhinoceros Iguana
Cyclura cornuta (Bonnaterre, 1789)
This is a detailed description of the rhinoceros iguana (Cyclura cornuta), cover…
Black Spiny-tailed Iguana
Ctenosaura similis (Gray, 1831)
This is a summary of the description, distribution, and reproduction of the blac…
Western Spiny-tailed Iguana
Ctenosaura pectinata (Wiegmann, 1834)
Ctenosaura pectinata is a large iguana native to western Mexico with introduced …
De Queiroz's Spiny-tailed Iguana
Ctenosaura oedirhina De Queiroz, 1987
Ctenosaura oedirhina is a medium-sized iguana endemic to Honduras' Roatán island…
Cape Spiny-tailed Iguana
Ctenosaura hemilopha (Cope, 1863)
Ctenosaura hemilopha, the cape spinytail iguana, is a sexually dimorphic iguana …
Baker's Spiny-tailed Iguana
Ctenosaura bakeri Stejneger, 1901
Ctenosaura bakeri, the Utila iguana, is a sexually dimorphic spiny-tail iguana e…
Eastern Mexican Spiny-Tailed Iguana
Ctenosaura acanthura (Shaw, 1802)
Ctenosaura acanthura, the Mexican spiny-tailed iguana, is a large lizard native …
Oaxacan Spiny-tailed Iguana
Ctenosaura oaxacana Köhler & Hasbun, 2001
The Oaxacan spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura oaxacana) is an endemic Mexican igua…
Sonoran Spiny-tailed Iguana
Ctenosaura macrolopha Smith, 1972
Ctenosaura macrolopha, the Sonoran spiny-tailed iguana, is a lizard endemic to t…
Galápagos Land Iguana
Conolophus subcristatus (Gray, 1831)
Conolophus subcristatus, the Galápagos land iguana, is a large cold-blooded liza…
Santa Fe Land Iguana
Conolophus pallidus Heller, 1903
Conolophus pallidus Heller, 1903, the Santa Fe land iguana, is a pale, large liz…
Common Chuckwalla
Sauromalus ater Duméril, 1856
Sauromalus ater, the common chuckwalla, is a large, flat-bodied lizard with dist…
Green Iguana
Iguana iguana (Linnaeus, 1758)
Iguana iguana, the green iguana, is a large mostly herbivorous lizard with varie…
Lesser Antillean Iguana
Iguana delicatissima Laurenti, 1768
Iguana delicatissima, the Lesser Antillean iguana, is a large herbivorous lizard…
Marine Iguana
Amblyrhynchus cristatus Bell, 1825
This is a description of the marine iguana, Amblyrhynchus cristatus, covering it…
Desert Iguana
Dipsosaurus dorsalis (Baird & Girard, 1852)
Dipsosaurus dorsalis, the desert iguana, is a heat-tolerant medium lizard native…
Yucatán Spiny-tailed Iguana
Cachryx defensor (Cope, 1866)
Cachryx defensor, the Yucatán spiny-tailed iguana, is an Iguanidae lizard endemi…
Spanish Psammodromus
Psammodromus hispanicus Fitzinger, 1826
Psammodromus hispanicus is a small patterned lizard native to open dry Mediterra…
Large Psammodromus
Psammodromus algirus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Psammodromus algirus is a small lizard found in northwestern Africa and southwes…
Western Psammodromus
Psammodromus occidentalis Fitze, Gonzalez-Jimena, San-Jose, San Mauro & Zardoya, 2012
Psammodromus occidentalis is a Lacertidae lizard species endemic to the Western …
East Iberian Psammodromus
Psammodromus edwarsianus (Dugès, 1829)
Psammodromus edwarsianus, the East Iberian sand racer, is a Lacertidae lizard fo…
Boettger's Lizard
Gallotia caesaris (Lehrs, 1914)
Boettger's lizard (Gallotia caesaris) is an oviparous Canary Islands endemic wal…
Gran Canaria Giant Lizard
Gallotia stehlini (Schenkel, 1901)
Gallotia stehlini is a large lacertid lizard endemic to the Canary Island of Gra…
Tenerife Lizard
Gallotia galloti (Oudart, 1839)
Gallotia galloti is a small western Canary Islands lizard with size and color di…
