Species group · Reptiles
Iguanas
WAnimals has 9 species of iguana, all in the family Iguanidae.
- 9 species
- 1 family
- 47 countries
- 64 parks
- Weight
- 60 g – 14 kg
- Length
- 25 cm – 2 m
- Lifespan
- 6 – 60 years
Ranges calculated from the entries that record the figure, not from all 9.
All 9 species of iguanas on WAnimals
Each one has its own full entry. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
Least ConcernGreen Iguana
Iguana iguana
VulnerableMarine Iguana
Amblyrhynchus cristatus
Common Spiny-tailed Iguana
Ctenosaura similis
Common Desert Iguana
Dipsosaurus dorsalis
Hispaniolan Rhinoceros Iguana
Cyclura cornuta
Lau Banded Iguana
Brachylophus fasciatus
Ricord's Rock Iguana
Cyclura ricordii
Common Land Iguana
Conolophus subcristatus
Grand Cayman Blue Iguana
Cyclura lewisi
Conservation status
6 especies in this group están en alguna categoría de riesgo real según la UICN.
See the global conservation statusWhere they live
Recorded in 47 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Where to see them
- Cahuita2 species
- Cerro Hoya2 species
- Del Este2 species
- El Imposible2 species
- Isla Bastimentos2 species
- Jaragua2 species
- Manuel Antonio2 species
- Parque Nacional Galápagos2 species
- Portobelo2 species
- Área de Conservación Guanacaste1 species
- Bonaire1 species
- Bosawas1 species
- Cabo Marshalldiving
- Cousin's Rockdiving
- Gordon Rocksdiving
- Isla Darwindiving
- Isla Wolfdiving
- Kicker Rock (León Dormido)diving
Did you know…
Young males shield the females of their group by putting their own bodies in the way.
From Green Iguana
It can stay underwater for up to 4 hours to escape a threat.
From Green Iguana
It is an excellent swimmer despite spending most of its life in the trees.
From Green Iguana
It is the only lizard that feeds in the sea, diving to graze algae, and sneezes the excess salt out through nasal glands.
From Marine Iguana
During the food shortages brought on by El Niño it can temporarily shrink its own skeleton by as much as 20%, reabsorbing bone tissue, and grow back once the algae return.
From Marine Iguana
It is the only lizard in the world that feeds in the sea. Of some 7,850 lizard species, only this one dives to eat algae.
From Marine Iguana
It is documented among the fastest lizards in the world over short distances, topping 30 km/h.
It is the fastest land lizard in the world: documented records exceed thirty-five kilometres an hour at a run, a speed no other lizard has matched under controlled conditions.