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Rhinoceros Iguana
Cyclura cornuta (Bonnaterre, 1789)
This is a detailed description of the rhinoceros iguana (Cyclura cornuta), covering its anatomy, distribution, habitat and reproduction.
Black Spiny-tailed Iguana
Ctenosaura similis (Gray, 1831)
This is a summary of the description, distribution, and reproduction of the black spiny-tailed iguana, Ctenosaura similis.
Western Spiny-tailed Iguana
Ctenosaura pectinata (Wiegmann, 1834)
Ctenosaura pectinata is a large iguana native to western Mexico with introduced feral populations in the southern US.
De Queiroz's Spiny-tailed Iguana
Ctenosaura oedirhina De Queiroz, 1987
Ctenosaura oedirhina is a medium-sized iguana endemic to Honduras' Roatán island, living in subtropical or tropical dry forests.
Cape Spiny-tailed Iguana
Ctenosaura hemilopha (Cope, 1863)
Ctenosaura hemilopha, the cape spinytail iguana, is a sexually dimorphic iguana native to Baja California and nearby islands.
Baker's Spiny-tailed Iguana
Ctenosaura bakeri Stejneger, 1901
Ctenosaura bakeri, the Utila iguana, is a sexually dimorphic spiny-tail iguana endemic to Utila island’s mangroves.
Eastern Mexican Spiny-Tailed Iguana
Ctenosaura acanthura (Shaw, 1802)
Ctenosaura acanthura, the Mexican spiny-tailed iguana, is a large lizard native to eastern Mexico and adjacent western Guatemala.
Oaxacan Spiny-tailed Iguana
Ctenosaura oaxacana Köhler & Hasbun, 2001
The Oaxacan spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura oaxacana) is an endemic Mexican iguanid lizard found in Oaxaca's dry forests.
Sonoran Spiny-tailed Iguana
Ctenosaura macrolopha Smith, 1972
Ctenosaura macrolopha, the Sonoran spiny-tailed iguana, is a lizard endemic to the Sonoran Desert of southwestern North America.
Galápagos Land Iguana
Conolophus subcristatus (Gray, 1831)
Conolophus subcristatus, the Galápagos land iguana, is a large cold-blooded lizard with distinct anatomy, reproduction, and symbiotic behavior.
Santa Fe Land Iguana
Conolophus pallidus Heller, 1903
Conolophus pallidus Heller, 1903, the Santa Fe land iguana, is a pale, large lizard with specific behaviors and a symbiotic relationship with finches.
Common Chuckwalla
Sauromalus ater Duméril, 1856
Sauromalus ater, the common chuckwalla, is a large, flat-bodied lizard with distinct size and color traits that vary by age and sex.
Green Iguana
Iguana iguana (Linnaeus, 1758)
Iguana iguana, the green iguana, is a large mostly herbivorous lizard with varied coloration native to the Americas.
Lesser Antillean Iguana
Iguana delicatissima Laurenti, 1768
Iguana delicatissima, the Lesser Antillean iguana, is a large herbivorous lizard native to parts of the Lesser Antilles.
Marine Iguana
Amblyrhynchus cristatus Bell, 1825
This is a description of the marine iguana, Amblyrhynchus cristatus, covering its naming, reproduction, and social behavior.
Desert Iguana
Dipsosaurus dorsalis (Baird & Girard, 1852)
Dipsosaurus dorsalis, the desert iguana, is a heat-tolerant medium lizard native to arid North American habitats.
Yucatán Spiny-tailed Iguana
Cachryx defensor (Cope, 1866)
Cachryx defensor, the Yucatán spiny-tailed iguana, is an Iguanidae lizard endemic to northern Yucatán, Mexico, living in dry broadleaf forests.
Spanish Psammodromus
Psammodromus hispanicus Fitzinger, 1826
Psammodromus hispanicus is a small patterned lizard native to open dry Mediterranean habitats in southwestern Europe.
Large Psammodromus
Psammodromus algirus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Psammodromus algirus is a small lizard found in northwestern Africa and southwestern Europe, that inhabits bushy vegetation from lowlands to 2600m.
Western Psammodromus
Psammodromus occidentalis Fitze, Gonzalez-Jimena, San-Jose, San Mauro & Zardoya, 2012
Psammodromus occidentalis is a Lacertidae lizard species endemic to the Western Iberian Peninsula, split from P. hispanicus in 2012.
East Iberian Psammodromus
Psammodromus edwarsianus (Dugès, 1829)
Psammodromus edwarsianus, the East Iberian sand racer, is a Lacertidae lizard found in Spain and France.
Boettger's Lizard
Gallotia caesaris (Lehrs, 1914)
Boettger's lizard (Gallotia caesaris) is an oviparous Canary Islands endemic wall lizard with two recognized subspecies.
Gran Canaria Giant Lizard
Gallotia stehlini (Schenkel, 1901)
Gallotia stehlini is a large lacertid lizard endemic to the Canary Island of Gran Canaria, oviparous and sexually dimorphic.
Tenerife Lizard
Gallotia galloti (Oudart, 1839)
Gallotia galloti is a small western Canary Islands lizard with size and color differences between sexes and subspecies.
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