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?
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?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyIguanidae
- genusCyclura
- 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
Relatives of the stout iguana
Other species in the same genus Cyclura.
Blue iguana
Cyclura lewisi
Horned iguana
Cyclura cornuta
Clouded rock iguana
Cyclura nubila
Jamaica iguana
Cyclura collei
Bartsch's iguana
Cyclura carinata
Ricord's iguana
Cyclura ricordii
CompareStout iguana vs Blue iguanaStout iguana vs Horned iguanaStout iguana vs Clouded rock iguanaStout iguana vs Jamaica iguana
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.
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