Iguana melanoderma

Iguana melanoderma

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: Iguana
Species: Iguana melanoderma

Name

Iguana melanoderma Breuil, Schikorski, Vuillaume, Krauss, Morton, Corry, Bech, Jelić & Grandjean, 2020: 107

• Holotype: MCZ R-75832, adult ♀, collected by J.D. Lazell on 23 June 1963.
• Type locality: “Lesser Antilles, Saba; Windward side”.

References

Primary references

• Breuil, M., Schikorski, D., Vuillaume, B., Krauss, U., Morton, M.N., Corry, E., Bech, N., Jelić, M. & Grandjean, F. 2020. Painted black: Iguana melanoderma (Reptilia, Squamata, Iguanidae) a new melanistic endemic species from Saba and Montserrat islands (Lesser Antilles). ZooKeys 926: 95–131. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.926.48679 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Saban Black Iguana

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