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Species that have a similar taxonomy to the Cayman Island blue iguana (Cyclura lewisi)

Cayman Islands ground iguana (Cyclura nubila)
The Cayman Islands ground iguana is a large iguana with a conspicuously high crest of scales running down the length of its back. The... More 11 Images 3 Videos
Bahamas rock iguana (Cyclura carinata)
Bahamas rock iguanas are part of a group of large, ‘dinosaur-like’ lizards known as the West Indian rock iguanas (Cyclora spp.), which are... More 13 Images 0 videos
Northern Bahamian rock iguana (Cyclura cychlura)
Like other West Indian rock iguanas (Cyclura spp.), the northern Bahamian rock iguana is a large and robust ‘dinosaur-like’ lizard with an... More 6 Images 0 videos
Anegada ground iguana (Cyclura pinguis)
The Anegada ground iguana was once distributed over the entire Puerto Rico Bank but, as its common name implies, its natural range is now... More 9 Images 0 videos
Rhinoceros iguana (Cyclura cornuta)
The common name of this massive, heavily built iguana is inspired by the several enlarged, horn-like scales on its snout, resembling the... More 16 Images 2 Videos
Jamaican ground iguana (Cyclura collei)
Information on the Jamaican ground iguana (Cyclura collei) is being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 4 Images 0 videos
Hispaniolan ground iguana (Cyclura ricordii)
The Hispaniolan ground iguana is a sizeable, robust iguana, easily recognised by the enlarged spiny scales that wrap in transverse rings... More 11 Images 2 Videos
San Salvador iguana (Cyclura rileyi)
The San Salvador iguana is a strikingly handsome lizard, exhibiting an impressive crest of spiny scales down its back and a variable array... More 8 Images 0 videos
Mona Island iguana (Cyclura stejnegeri)
Information on the Mona Island iguana (Cyclura stejnegeri) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 videos
Oaxacan spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura oaxacana)
Information on the Oaxacan spiny-tailed iguana is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 6 Images 0 videos
Guatemalan spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura palearis)
This species belongs to the group of spiny-tailed iguanas of Mexico and Central America, (genus Ctenosaura), which are united by the... More 4 Images 0 videos
Fiji crested iguana (Brachylophus vitiensis)
The Fiji crested iguana is a large stocky lizard, which was first discovered in 1979. Dr John Gibbons found the iguana whilst researching... More 13 Images 5 Videos
Saint Lucia tree lizard (Anolis luciae)
Information on the Saint Lucia tree lizard is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 9 Images 0 videos
Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus)
There are two species of land iguana found in the Galapagos; this species Conolophus subcristatus, is found on six islands and Conolophus... More 12 Images 9 Videos
Fiji banded iguana (Brachylophus fasciatus)
The Fiji banded iguana is a spectacularly beautiful, large, emerald-green lizard named for the highly distinctive, broad, vertical blue to... More 20 Images 5 Videos
San Esteban Island chuckwalla (Sauromalus varius)
This plump lizard can grow up to 60 centimetres, making it by far the largest of the chuckwallas (Sauromalus), and similar in size to its... More 9 Images 0 videos
Green iguana (Iguana iguana)
The green iguana is one of the best-known reptiles due to its popularity in zoos and with private reptile keepers. It has a very... More 26 Images 6 Videos
Plumed basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons)
Information on the plumed basilisk is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 17 Images 2 Videos
Roatan spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura oedirhina)
Information on the Roatan spiny-tailed iguana is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 8 Images 0 videos
Santa Fe land iguana (Conolophus pallidus)
An impressive and robust reptile, the Santa Fe land iguana is a slightly lesser-known relative of the famous marine iguanas which... More 11 Images 0 videos
Utila spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura bakeri)
Once considered one of the rarest iguanas in existence, the Utila spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura bakeri) is named after the single... More 15 Images 0 videos
Lesser Antillean iguana (Iguana delicatissima)
Male Lesser Antillean iguanas (Iguana delicatissima) boast enlarged scales running the length of the back and enlarged spikes on the... More 5 Images 1 Video
Yucatan spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura defensor)
The Yucatan spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura defensor) is one of the smallest, yet most vividly coloured, of the 14 spiny-tailed iguana... More 1 Image 0 videos
Michoacan dwarf spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura clarki)
Also known as the Balsas armed lizard, the Michoacan dwarf spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura clarki) is a small brown and tan... More 1 Image 0 videos
Utila anole (Norops utilensis)
Information on the Utila anole (Norops utilensis) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 5 Images 0 videos
Five-keeled spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura quinquecarinata)
The five-keeled spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura quinquecarinata) is a medium-sized, robust lizard so named for the five rows of enlarged... More 2 Images 0 videos
Yellowback spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura flavidorsalis)
Information on the yellowback spiny-tailed iguana is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos
Campeche spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura alfredschmidti)
Information on the Campeche spiny-tailed iguana is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos
Spiny chuckwalla (Sauromalus hispidus)
Information on the spiny chuckwalla (Sauromalus hispidus) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 7 Images 0 videos
Honduran paleate spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura melanosterna)
The first part of the scientific name for the Honduran paleate spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura melanosterna), Ctenosaura, derives from two... More 9 Images 0 videos

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