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Iguana iguana (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Dataset
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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Rank
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SPECIES
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Published in
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Linnaeus, C. Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata.
Classification
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kingdom
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Animalia
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phylum
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Chordata
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class
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Squamata
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family
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Iguanidae
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genus
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Iguana
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species
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Iguana iguana
Name
- Synonyms
- Iguana coerulea Daudin, 1802
- Iguana emarginata Spix, 1825
- Iguana lophryoides Spix, 1825
- Iguana melanoderma Breuil et al., 2020
- Iguana minima Laurenti, 1768
- Iguana sapidissima Merrem, 1820
- Iguana squamosa Spix, 1825
- Iguana tuberculata Laurenti, 1768
- Iguana viridis Spix, 1825
- Iguana vulgaris Link, 1806
- Lacerta iguana Linnaeus, 1758
- Lacerta igvana Linnaeus, 1758
- Homonyms
- Iguana iguana (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Common names
- Camaleão in Portuguese
- Common Green Iguana in English
- Common Green Iguana in English
- Common green iguana in language.
- Green Iguana in English
- Green iguana in English
- Green iguana in English
- Green iguana in English
- Grenadines horned iguana in English
- Grüner Leguan in German
- Grüner Leguan in German
- Iguana in Portuguese
- Iguana de Ribera in Spanish
- Iguana verde in Spanish
- Iguana-Verde in Portuguese
- Saint Lucia horned iguana [sanctaluciae] in English
- Sinimbu in Portuguese
- Tejubú in Portuguese
- Tijubú in Portuguese
- common iguana in language.
- common iguana in language.
- gallina de palo in language.
- green iguana in language.
- grön leguan in language.
- iguana verde in language.
- iguane commun in French
- iguane commun in language.
- iguane vert in language.
- pink rhino iguana [insularis] in English
- Common Green Iguana in English
- Green Iguana in English
- Groene leguaan in Dutch
- Common Green Iguana in English
- Common Iguana in English
- Iguana in Spanish
- Shilib in language.
- Shilip in language.
- South American Green Iguana in English
- Yuana in language.
- Yuwana in language.
- Zuid- en Midden-Amerikaanse groene leguaan in Dutch
Bibliographic References
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Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79.
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Buckley, Larry J., Kevin de Queiroz, Tandora D. Grant, Bradford D. Hollingsworth, et al., 2016: A Checklist of the Iguanas of the World (Iguanidae; Iguaninae). Herpetological Conservation and Biology, vol. 11, monograph 6. 4-46.
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Flores-Villela, Oscar / McCoy, C. J., ed., 1993: Herpetofauna Mexicana: Lista anotada de las especies de anfibios y reptiles de México, cambios taxonómicos recientes, y nuevas especies. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication, no. 17. iv + 73.
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Meneses-Pelayo, E. (2018). Guía de campo para los reptiles y anfibios de Santander, Colombia. Disponible en http://www.santanderherps.com
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Townsend et al. (2003), https://doi.org/10.17161/randa.v10i4
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Townsend, Josiah H., Kennth L. Krysko, Anthony T. Reppas, and Coleman M. Sheehy III, 2002: Noteworthy Records for Introduced Reptiles and Amphibians from Florida, USA. Herpetological Review, vol. 33, no. 1. 75.
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Uetz, P., Freed, P. & Jirí Hošek (eds.). (2021). The Reptile Database.
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https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/download/0055570-200613084148143