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Iguana iguana (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dataset
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Published in
Linnaeus, C. Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiæ. 10th Edition: 824 pp. (1758).
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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Reptilia
order
Squamata
family
Iguanidae
genus
Iguana
species
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
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.
gallina de palo in language.
green iguana in language.
grön leguan in language.
iguana verde in language.
iguane commun in language.
iguane commun in French
iguane vert in language.
pink rhino iguana [insularis] in English
Common Green Iguana in English
Green Iguana in English
Groene leguaan in Dutch
Yuana in language.
Common Green Iguana in English
Common Iguana in English
Iguana in Spanish
South American Green Iguana in English
Zuid- en Midden-Amerikaanse groene leguaan in Dutch

Bibliographic References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (2020), https://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/nonnatives/reptiles/iguanas-and-relatives/
  5. Meneses-Pelayo, E. (2018). Guía de campo para los reptiles y anfibios de Santander, Colombia. Disponible en http://www.santanderherps.com
  6. Townsend et al. (2003), https://doi.org/10.17161/randa.v10i4
  7. 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.
  8. https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/download/0055570-200613084148143
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