Cyclura nubila

Cyclura nubila

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pleurodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Pleurodonta

Familia: Iguanidae
Genus: Cyclura
Species: Cyclura nubila
Subspecies (2): C. n. nubila – C. n. caymanensis

Name

Cyclura nubila (Gray, 1831)

• Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.29.88.
• Type locality: “South America”.

Combinations

• Iguana (Cyclura) nubila Gray, 1831: 39 [original combination]
• Cyclura nubila — Cope, 1861: 123 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Gray, J.E. 1831. A synopsis of the species of Class Reptilia. In: Griffith, E & Pidgeon, E.. The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organisation by the Baron Cuvier with additional descriptions of all the species hither named, and of many before noticed. Volume the ninth. The class Reptilia arranged by the Baron Cuvier, with specific descriptions. Whittaker, Treacher and Co.: London. 110 pp. (Appendix) BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Cyclura nubila. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 July 2022.
• Day, M. 1996. IUCN: Cyclura nubila  (Vulnerable). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1996: e.T6030A12338655. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T6030A12338655.en. Accessed on 26 July 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Cuban Rock Iguana
Türkçe: Küba kaya iguanası

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