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Stout iguana

Cyclura pinguis Barbour, 1917

Status not recordedlizards

The stout iguana (Cyclura pinguis) is a species in the family Iguanidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh 979 g to 4.21 kg, reach 48.8 cm in length and live up to 3.2 years.

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Quick facts about the stout iguana

Weight
979 g – 4.21 kg
Length
45.7 cm – 48.8 cm
Lifespan
3.2 years
Diet
Herbivore
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
desert, shrubland
Young per litter or clutch
7 – 20
Age at maturity
4 years – 9 years
Litters or clutches a year
1
Reproduction
Eggs
Active
By day (diurnal)
Lifestyle
Terrestrial
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the stout iguana?

STOUT IGUANA · LENGTH 48.8 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 48.8 cm, the recorded maximum length of the stout iguana is about 29% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the stout iguana live?

Not recorded

Is the stout 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 stout iguana classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classReptilia
  4. orderSquamata
  5. familyIguanidae
  6. genusCyclura
  7. SpeciesCyclura pinguis Barbour, 1917

Synonyms Cyclura mattea, Cyclura portoricensis

Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • Anegada ground iguanaEnglish
  • Anegada island iguanaEnglish
  • Anegada rock iguanaEnglish
  • إغوانة جزيرة انيغاداArabic
  • Anegada-klippeleguanDanish
  • Anegada-WirtelschwanzleguanGerman
  • Iguana de la isla AnegadaSpanish
  • Cyclure de l'Ile AnegadaFrench
  • Виргинская циклураRussian
  • 安那吉達島鬣蜥Chinese
  • Iguane terrestre de l'Ile AnegadaFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the stout 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 stout iguana?

An adult stout iguana weighs 979 g – 4.21 kg and measures 45.7 cm – 48.8 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

How long does the stout iguana live?

The stout iguana has a recorded lifespan of 3.2 years.

What kind of animal is the stout iguana?

The stout iguana (Cyclura pinguis) 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). Stout iguana (Cyclura pinguis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/stout-iguana

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BibTeX
@misc{stout_iguana_2026,
  title = {Stout iguana (Cyclura pinguis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/stout-iguana},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}