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?
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?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyIguanidae
- genusIguana
- 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
Relatives of the antillean iguana
Other species in the same genus Iguana.

Green iguana
Iguana 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.
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