Taxonomy Profile: Iguana iguana (Linnaeus 1758)

Iguana iguana: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Green Iguana []
Common Green Iguana []
Iguana verde []
iguane commun []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Iguana iguana: 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 : Iguana
Iguanas |
Green Iguanas |
Species : Iguana iguana
Green Iguana |
Common Green Iguana |
Iguana verde |
iguane commun |
Iguana iguana Direct Children(s):
Iguana iguana: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Roy W. McDiarmid
Notes:
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Reference for:
Iguana iguana
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Iguana iguana
Source:
Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad
Acquired:
2000-10-07
Notes:
CONABIO: (http://www.conabio.gob.mx/)
Reference for:
Iguana iguana
Source:
Reptile Database (2017)
Acquired:
2017-07-13
Notes:
Uetz, P. & Jirí Hosek (eds.), The Reptile Database, (http://www.reptile-database.org)
Reference for:
Iguana iguana
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:
Iguana iguana
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Flores-Villela, Oscar / McCoy, C. J., ed.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1993-01-29 / 1993-01-29
Article/Chapter Title:
Herpetofauna Mexicana: Lista anotada de las especies de anfibios y reptiles de México, cambios taxonómicos recientes, y nuevas especies
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication, no. 17
Page(s):
iv + 73
Publisher:
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Publication Place:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-911239-42-1/
Notes:
Reference for:
Iguana iguana
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:
Iguana iguana
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Townsend, Josiah H., Kennth L. Krysko, Anthony T. Reppas, and Coleman M. Sheehy III
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2002-03-01 / 2002-03-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Noteworthy Records for Introduced Reptiles and Amphibians from Florida, USA
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Herpetological Review, vol. 33, no. 1
Page(s):
75
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0018-084X
Notes:
Available online at https://ssarherps.org/herpetological-review-pdfs/
Reference for:
Iguana iguana
Iguana iguana: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Caribbean
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Caribbean Territories / Native & Introduced
Iguana iguana: Comments
Comment:
Within the Caribbean Territories the population of Iguana iguana in the U.S. Virgin Islands appears to be native, but there is good indication that this population is the result of a prehistoric human introduction; however, the population of Iguana iguana on Puerto Rico is the result of a recent introduction