Taxonomy Profile: Cyclura cornuta (Bonnaterre 1789)

Cyclura cornuta: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Horned Ground Iguana []
Hispaniolan Rhinoceros Iguana []
Rhinoceros Iguana []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Cyclura cornuta: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Reptilia
répteis |
reptiles |
Reptiles |
Order : Squamata
Amphisbaenians |
Lizards |
Snakes |
amphisbènes |
lézards |
serpents |
Suborder : Iguania
Iguanas |
iguanes |
Family : Iguanidae
American Arboreal Lizards |
Chuckwallas |
Iguanas |
Iguanids |
Subfamily : Iguaninae
Genus : Cyclura
Ground Iguanas |
Rock Iguanas |
Species : Cyclura cornuta
Horned Ground Iguana |
Hispaniolan Rhinoceros Iguana |
Rhinoceros Iguana |
Cyclura cornuta Direct Children(s):
Cyclura cornuta stejnegeri
(Barbour and Noble 1916)
Cyclura cornuta cornuta
(Bonnaterre 1789)
Cyclura cornuta: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Roy W. McDiarmid
Notes:
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Reference for:
Cyclura cornuta
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Cyclura cornuta
Source:
Reptile Database (2017)
Acquired:
2017-07-13
Notes:
Uetz, P. & Jirí Hosek (eds.), The Reptile Database, (http://www.reptile-database.org)
Reference for:
Cyclura cornuta
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1987-01-01 / 1987-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Resource Publication, no. 166
Page(s):
79
Publisher:
United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication Place:
Washington, D.C., USA
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Cyclura cornuta
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Schwartz, A., and R. Thomas
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1975-08-15 / 1975-08-15
Article/Chapter Title:
A Check-List of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Special Publication, no. 1
Page(s):
216
Publisher:
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Publication Place:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Cyclura cornuta
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Buckley, Larry J., Kevin de Queiroz, Tandora D. Grant, Bradford D. Hollingsworth, et al.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2016-06-12 / 2016-06-12
Article/Chapter Title:
A Checklist of the Iguanas of the World (Iguanidae; Iguaninae)
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Herpetological Conservation and Biology, vol. 11, monograph 6
Page(s):
4-46
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/1931-7603
Notes:
Reference for:
Cyclura cornuta
Cyclura cornuta: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Caribbean
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Caribbean Territories / Native
Cyclura cornuta: Comments