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Iguana Species 

1- Green Iguana ( Iguana iguana )

2-Marine iguana ( Amblyrhynchus cristatus )

3-blue iguana (Cyclura lewisi)

4-Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus)

5- desert iguana (Dipsosaurus dorsalis)

6-Ctenosaura similis, commonly known as the black spiny-tailed iguana

7-Cuban rock iguana (Cyclura nubila)

8-Lesser Antillean iguana (Iguana delicatissima)

9-Conolophus marthae, the Galápagos pink land iguana

10- Fiji banded iguana (Brachylophus fasciatus)

11- Fiji crested iguana or Fijian crested iguana (Brachylophus vitiensis)

12-Jamaican iguana (Cyclura collei) 

13-Turks and Caicos rock iguana (Cyclura carinata)

14-Ctenosaura pectinata, commonly known as the Mexican spiny-tailed iguana

15-Northern Bahamian rock iguana (Cyclura cychlura)

16-Anegada ground iguana or stout iguana (Cyclura pinguis)

17-Brachylophus bulabula 

18-Conolophus pallidus

19-Cyclura ricordi, commonly known as the Hispaniolan ground iguana

20-Ctenosaura bakeri

21-common chuckwalla (Sauromalus ater)

22-The Angel Island chuckwalla (Sauromalus hispidus)

23-Cyclura rileyi, commonly known as the Bahamian rock iguana

24-rhinoceros iguana (Cyclura cornuta) 

25-Ctenosaura oaxacana (Oaxaca Spiny-tailed Iguana) 

26-Ctenosaura melanosterna

27-Ctenosaura oedirhina, commonly known as the Roatán spiny-tailed iguana

28-Ctenosaura clarki, commonly known as the Balsas armed lizard

29-San Esteban chuckwalla

30-Ctenosaura palearis, commonly known as the Guatemalan spiny-tailed iguana

31-Ctenosaura defensor, commonly known as the Yucatán spiny-tailed iguana

32-Ctenosaura hemilopha, also known as the cape spinytail iguana

33-Ctenosaura acanthura, commonly known as the northeastern spinytail iguana

34-Ctenosaura alfredschmidti 

35-Ctenosaura quinquecarinata, commonly known as the club tail iguana

36-Ctenosaura flavidorsalis, commonly known as the yellowback spiny-tailed iguana

37-Sauromalus klauberi

38-Sauromalus slevini

39-peninsular chuckwalla (Sauromalus australis)

40-Polychrus gutturosus, also known as Berthold's Bush Anole

41-Ctenosaura praeocularis (Southern Honduran Spiny-tailed Iguana)

Around forty species og iguana but very few introduced to the hobby : 

Other general classification of species : 

 

Iguana Species List : ( Iguana Species List By Type ) 

 

courtesy to : www.herpcenter.com/green-iguana-care/iguana-species-list/

Galapagos Marine Iguana

(Amblyrhynchus cristatus)

GALAPAGOS MARINE IGUANAS

 

Amblyrhynchus cristatus albemarlensis
Amblyrhynchus cristatus cristatus
Amblyrhynchus cristatus hassi
Amblyrhynchus cristatus mertensi
Amblyrhynchus cristatus nanus
Amblyrhynchus cristatus sielmanni
Amblyrhynchus cristatus venustissimus

Fiji Banded Iguana

(Brachylophus fasciatus)

FIJI IGUANAS

Brachylophus bulabula
Brachylophus fasciatus
Brachylophus vitiensis

Galapagos Land Iguana

(Conolophus subcristatus)

GALAPAGOS LAND IGUANA

 

Conolophus marthae
Conolophus pallidus
Conolophus subcristatus

Black Spiny-tailed Iguana

(Ctenosaura similis)

SPINY-TAILED IGUANAS

 

Ctenosaura acanthura
Ctenosaura alfredschmidti
Ctenosaura bakeri
Ctenosaura clarki
Ctenosaura conspicuosa
Ctenosaura defensor
Ctenosaura flavidorsalis
Ctenosaura hemilopha
Ctenosaura macrolopha
Ctenosaura melanosterna
Ctenosaura nolascensis
Ctenosaura oaxacana
Ctenosaura oedirhina
Ctenosaura palearis
Ctenosaura pectinata
Ctenosaura praeocularis
Ctenosaura quinquecarinata
Ctenosaura similis

Grand Cayman Blue Iguana

(Cyclura lewisi)

ROCK IGUANAS

 

Cyclura carinata
Cyclura collei
Cyclura cornuta
Cyclura cychlura cychlura
Cyclura cychlura figginsi
Cyclura cychlura inornata
Cyclura lewisi
Cyclura nubila caymanensis
Cyclura nubila nubila
Cyclura onchiopsis (extinct)
Cyclura pinguis
Cyclura ricordii
Cyclura rileyi cristata
Cyclura rileyi nuchalis
Cyclura rileyi rileyi
Cyclura stejnegeri

Desert Iguana

(Dipsosaurus dorsalis)

DESERT IGUANA

 

Dipsosaurus catalinensis
Dipsosaurus dorsalis dorsalis
Dipsosaurus dorsalis sonoriensis

Green Iguana(Iguana iguana)

GREEN IGUANA

 

Iguana delicatissima
Iguana iguana

San Esteban Chuckwalla

(Sauromalus varius)

CHUCKWALLA

 

Sauromalus ater (obesus)
Sauromalus hispidus
Sauromalus klauberi
Sauromalus slevini
Sauromalus varius

ATTRIBUTION

Author: Richard Brooks
Galapagos Marine Iguana - © Andrew Skujins  
Fiji Banded Iguana - © Tim Vickers
Galapagos Marine Iguana - © David Adam Kess  
Black Spiny-tailed Iguana - © Christian Mehlführer 
Grand Cayman Blue Iguana - © BIRP 
Desert Iguana - © Mike Peel  
Green Iguana - © Cary Bass  
San Esteban Chuckwalla - © TimVickers

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Please select or follow below : 

IGUANA   --  Introduction 

                  --  Iguana as a pet 

                  --  Iguana Species : 

                          1- Green Iguana ( Iguana iguana )  :  Green Iguana care   : PART 1  -- PART 2 

                                                                                                                                   PART 3  -- PART 4

                          2- Blue Iguana   :  PART 1  ..  PART 2 

                          3- Spiny Tailed Iguana  : PART 1  ..  PART 2

                          4- Desert Iguana 

                          5- Rhinocoros Iguana :  PART 1   ..  PART 2

                          6- Fiji Banded Iguana :   PART 1   ..  PART 2

                          7- Fiji Crested  Iguana 

                          8- Cyclura pinguis 

                          9- Chuckwalla Iguana 

                          10- Sauromalus ater PART 1   ..  PART 2

                          11- Yucatan spiny-tailed iguana

              

IGUANA   --  Introduction 

                  --  Iguana as a pet 

                  --  Iguana Species : 

                          1- Green Iguana ( Iguana iguana )  :  Green Iguana care   : PART 1  -- PART 2 

                                                                                                                                   PART 3  -- PART 4

                          2- Blue Iguana   :  PART 1  ..  PART 2 

                          3- Spiny Tailed Iguana  : PART 1  ..  PART 2

                          4- Desert Iguana 

                          5- Rhinocoros Iguana :  PART 1   ..  PART 2

                          6- Fiji Banded Iguana :   PART 1   ..  PART 2

                          7- Fiji Crested  Iguana 

                          8- Cyclura pinguis 

                          9- Chuckwalla Iguana 

                          10- Sauromalus ater PART 1   ..  PART 2

                          11- Yucatan spiny-tailed iguana

              

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