Clouded rock iguana
Cyclura nubila (Gray, 1831)
Status not recordedlizards
The clouded rock iguana (Cyclura nubila) is a species in the family Iguanidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh 1.6 kg to 4.1 kg, reach 38.1 cm in length and live up to 40 years.
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Quick facts about the clouded rock iguana
- Weight
- 1.6 kg – 4.1 kg
- Length
- 35.3 cm – 38.1 cm
- Lifespan
- 40 years
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 69 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forest
- Egg incubation
- 100 days
- Young per litter or clutch
- 5.6 – 30
- Age at maturity
- 2 years – 5.5 years
- Litters or clutches a year
- 0.5 – 1
- Reproduction
- Eggs
- Active
- By day (diurnal)
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the clouded rock iguana?
Where does the clouded rock iguana live?
Not recorded
Is the clouded rock 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 clouded rock iguana classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyIguanidae
- genusCyclura
- SpeciesCyclura nubila (Gray, 1831)
Synonyms Cyclura caymanensis, Cyclura harlani, Cyclura macleayii, Iguana, Iguana nubila
Other names and names in other languages (20)
- Cayman island ground iguanaEnglish
- Cuban ground iguanaEnglish
- إغوانة كوبيةArabic
- Cubansk KlippeleguanDanish
- KubaleguanGerman
- Iguana terrestre cubanaSpanish
- Cyclure des îles CaymanFrench
- kubai sziklaleguánHungarian
- キューバイワイグアナJapanese
- Legwan kubańskiPolish
- Кубинская циклураRussian
- Küba kaya iguanasıTurkish
- Cuban Iguanaroot
- 古巴鬣蜥Chinese
- Iguane terrestre de CubaFrench
- Iguane terrestre des îles CaymanFrench
- Cayman Islands Ground Iguanaroot
- Cuban Rock Iguanaroot
- Lesser Cayman’s Iguanaroot
- Sister Islands Rock Iguanaroot
Relatives of the clouded rock iguana
Other species in the same genus Cyclura.
Blue iguana
Cyclura lewisi
Horned iguana
Cyclura cornuta
Jamaica iguana
Cyclura collei
Bartsch's iguana
Cyclura carinata
Stout iguana
Cyclura pinguis
Ricord's iguana
Cyclura ricordii
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the clouded rock iguana?
An adult clouded rock iguana weighs 1.6 kg – 4.1 kg and measures 35.3 cm – 38.1 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
How long does the clouded rock iguana live?
The clouded rock iguana has a recorded lifespan of 40 years.
What kind of animal is the clouded rock iguana?
The clouded rock iguana (Cyclura nubila) belongs to the family Iguanidae in the order Squamata.
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