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Lesser Antillean Iguana
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Lizards & worm lizards

Lesser Antillean Iguana

Iguana delicatissima Laurenti, 1768

CR Critically Endangered

Names

EnglishLesser Antillean Iguana
DutchAntilliaanse groene leguaan
SpanishIguana del Caribe
Chinese小安的列斯群岛鬣蜥
Scientific nameIguana delicatissima Laurenti, 1768

About this species

The Lesser Antillean iguana (Iguana delicatissima) is a large arboreal lizard endemic to the Lesser Antilles. It is one of two species of lizard of the genus Iguana and is in severe decline due to habitat destruction, introduced feral predators, hunting, and hybridization with its introduced sister species, the green iguana (Iguana iguana). Successful captive breeding of this species has been limited to only two instances, as most captive-laid eggs tend to be infertile.

Other common names for it are Lesser Antillean green iguana or West Indian iguana.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassSquamata
FamilyIguanidae
GenusIguana

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