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Antillean iguana

Iguana delicatissima Laurenti, 1768

Status not recordedlizards

The antillean iguana (Iguana delicatissima) is a species in the family Iguanidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 3.4 kg, reach 41 cm in length and live up to 4.4 years.

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Quick facts about the antillean iguana

Weight
3.4 kg
Length
35.3 cm – 41 cm
Lifespan
4.4 years
Diet
Herbivore
Longest recorded lifespan
20 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forest
Egg incubation
83 days
Young per litter or clutch
4 – 30
Age at maturity
2.5 years – 3 years
Litters or clutches a year
1 – 2
Reproduction
Eggs
Active
By day (diurnal)
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the antillean iguana?

ANTILLEAN IGUANA · LENGTH 41 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 41 cm, the recorded maximum length of the antillean iguana is about 24% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the antillean iguana live?

Not recorded

Is the antillean iguana endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the antillean iguana classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classReptilia
  4. orderSquamata
  5. familyIguanidae
  6. genusIguana
  7. SpeciesIguana delicatissima Laurenti, 1768

Synonyms Iguana nudicollis

Other names and names in other languages (26)
  • Caribbean iguanaEnglish
  • Lesser Antillean green iguanaEnglish
  • Lesser Antillean iguanaEnglish
  • West Indian iguanaEnglish
  • إغوانة الأنتيل الصغرىArabic
  • leguán jedlýCzech
  • Caribisk Grøn LeguanDanish
  • Kleiner Antillen-LeguanGerman
  • Iguana antillanaSpanish
  • Iguane Des AntillesFrench
  • Kis-antilláki leguánHungarian
  • Iguana delle Piccole AntilleItalian
  • レッサーアンティルイグアナJapanese
  • ИгуанаMacedonian
  • AntillenleguaanDutch
  • Legwan szlachetnyPolish
  • Iguana-do-CaribePortuguese
  • Игуана карибская зелёнаяRussian
  • Ігуана карибськаUkrainian
  • 小安德烈斯島鬣蜥Chinese
  • Karibischer Grüner LeguanGerman
  • Iguana del CaribeSpanish
  • Iguane des Petites AntillesFrench
  • Iguane des Petites Antilles (L')French
  • Antilliaanse groene leguaanDutch
  • Antilliaanse leguaanDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the antillean iguana

Other species in the same genus Iguana.

CompareAntillean iguana vs Green iguanaAntillean iguana vs Iguana iguana x Iguana delicatissima

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the antillean iguana?

An adult antillean iguana weighs 3.4 kg and measures 35.3 cm – 41 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

How long does the antillean iguana live?

The antillean iguana has a recorded lifespan of 4.4 years.

What kind of animal is the antillean iguana?

The antillean iguana (Iguana delicatissima) belongs to the family Iguanidae in the order Squamata.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{antillean_iguana_2026,
  title = {Antillean iguana (Iguana delicatissima)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/antillean-iguana},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}