Iguana iguana

Iguana iguana

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 iguana
Subspeciesː I. i. insularis – I. i. sanctaluciae –

Name

Iguana iguana (Linnaeus, 1758)

• Syntypes: NRM 114 and UUZM 10.
• Type locality: “Indiis”.

Combinations

• Lacerta iguana Linnaeus, 1758: 206 [original combination]

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Breuil, M., Vuillaume, B., Schikorski, D., Krauss, U., Morton, M.N., Haynes, P., Daltry, J.C., Corry, E., Gaymes, G., Gaymes, J., Bech, N., Jelić, M. & Grandjean, F. 2019. A story of nasal horns: two new subspecies of Iguana Laurenti, 1768 (Squamata, Iguanidae) in Saint Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, and Grenada (southern Lesser Antilles). Zootaxa 4608(2): 201–232. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4608.2.1 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2023. Iguana iguana. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 17 June 2022.
• Bock, B., Malone, C.L., Knapp, C., Aparicio, J., Avila-Pires, T.C.S., Cacciali, P., Caicedo, J.R., Chaves, G., Cisneros-Heredia, D.F., Gutiérrez-Cárdenas, P., Lamar, W., Moravec, J., Perez, P., Porras, L.W., Rivas, G., Scott, N., Solórzano, A. & Sunyer, J. 2020. IUCN: Iguana iguana  (Least Concern) (amended version of 2018 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T174481A174437922. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T174481A174437922.en. Accessed on 17 June 2022.

Vernacular names

azərbaycanca: Adi iquana
беларуская (тарашкевіца): Ігуана звычайная
беларуская: Ігуана звычайная
brezhoneg: Igwan boutin
čeština: Leguán zelený
dansk: Leguan
Deutsch: Grüner Leguan
Ελληνικά: Πράσινο Ιγκουάνα
English: Common Green Iguana
español: Iguana, iguana verde
suomi: Iguaani
français: Iguane vert
Avañe'ẽ: Teju guasu
עברית: איגואנה ירוקה
hrvatski: Zelena iguana, obična iguana
magyar: Zöld leguán
italiano: Iguana dai tubercoli
日本語: グリーンイグアナ
한국어: 녹색이구아나
Lëtzebuergesch: Grénge Leguan
lietuvių: Žalioji iguana
македонски: Зелена игуана
Nederlands: Groene leguaan
norsk: Grønn iguan
Diné bizaad: Naʼashǫ́ʼiitsoh dootłʼizhígíí
polski: Legwan zielony
português do Brasil: iguana-verde
Runa Simi: Pakasu
русский: Обыкновенная игуана
slovenčina: Leguán zelený
slovenščina: Zeleni legvan
svenska: Grön leguan
Türkçe: Yeşil iguana
українська: Ігуана звичайна
中文: 綠鬣蜥, 美洲鬣蜥

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