Species Detail: Iguana iguana
Taxonomy / Classification
Scientific Name: Iguana iguana
 
Authority: (Linnaeus, 1758)
 
Synonyms: Hypsilophus tuberculatus WAGLER 1830
Iguana coerulea DAUDIN 1802
Iguana emarginata SPIX 1825
 
Common Names:
Common Names Location Language
Green Iguana Global English
Gruner Leguan Global German
Leguaan Dutch Caribbean Dutch
Yuana Dutch Caribbean Papiamento
 
 
Formal Taxonomy:
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Animalia Craniata Reptilia
(Reptiles)		 Squamata
(Lizards, Snakes and Amphisbaenians)		 Iguanidae Iguana
 
Taxonomic Comments:
 
General Species Description: Reproduction Comments:Oviposition strongly synchronous (February-March) in Panama (Bock and Rand 1989). Nesting occurred mainly from mid-April through May on Curacao (Copeia 1993:790-798). Clutch size 11-54, largest in large females. Most eggs hatch in about 10 weeks, April to June (Fitch and Henderson 1977). See Mora (1989) for information on communal nesting in Costa Rica. Excessive soil moisture due to above average rainfall may result in nesting failure (Bock and Rand 1989). Large males may do most of breeding. Ecology Comments:Hatchlings in Panama dispersed average of 250 m (maximum 1750 m) from nest site to hatchling habitat where they became sedentary; females traveled average of 425 m (maximum 1400 m) from home range to nesting site (Bock and McCracken 1988); 2 females moved 470 m and 1140 m from center of home range to nesting area (Rand et al. 1989); regarded as sedentary outside breeding season, core area of home range over 6 months ranged from about 1200 sq m in a juvenile to about 9500 sq m in large adult male (another study found smaller male home range size) (Rand et al. 1989).

Conservation Status
Status type Location Status Review date
CITES Global II
IUCN Redlist Global Ap
Natureserve Global G5 1996-Oct-28

Habitats Terrestrially widely distributed: No

Habitat subtype Description Comments
TERRESTRIAL - caves Test description - plz remove record
TERRESTRIAL - rocky shore Test description - plz remove record
TERRESTRIAL - urban Test description - plz remove record

Distribution Status
Distributions Occurrence Status Description
Western Hemisphere

Location Occurrence Status Description
Dutch Caribbean

Population
Location Quality Quantity Description Date Comments
Aruba
Bonaire
Curaçao
Saba
St. Martin

Threats No Threats listed.

Uses No Uses listed.

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References
Citation Author Reference Type
Biologische inventarisatie van St. Maarten / [by] Anna Rojer. - Rojer-Beenhakker, Anna C. - [III], 55, [45] bl. : ill., fig., foto's, krt. ; 30 cm. - With bibliogr. (bl. 50-55). - In binder. - KNAP project 96-10. - [Willemstad], Curaçao : Stichting Carmabi, 1997 Rojer-Beenhakker, Anna C. Published document
The reptiles and amphibians of the Dutch Caribbean : St. Eustatius, Saba, and St. Maarten / Robert Powell ; Robert W. Henderson [and] John S. Parmerlee, Jr. - Powell, Robert. - 192 p. : ill., fig., krt., photo's ; 24 cm. - With bibliogr., glossary, index. - [Oranjestad], St. Eustatius : Stenapa, 2005 Powell, Robert Published document

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