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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?

CLOUDED ROCK IGUANA · LENGTH 38.1 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 38.1 cm, the recorded maximum length of the clouded rock iguana is about 22% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

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?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classReptilia
  4. orderSquamata
  5. familyIguanidae
  6. genusCyclura
  7. 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

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the clouded rock iguana

Other species in the same genus Cyclura.

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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.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Clouded rock iguana (Cyclura nubila). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/clouded-rock-iguana

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BibTeX
@misc{clouded_rock_iguana_2026,
  title = {Clouded rock iguana (Cyclura nubila)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/clouded-rock-iguana},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}