Iguana genera are the genera of the lizard family Iguanidae, which Animal Diversity Web defines narrowly as eight genera and approximately 35 species of relatively large, dry-adapted lizards. They range through much of tropical America, up into southern temperate North America, throughout the Antilles, on the Galapagos and in Fiji. Genera include Cyclura, Ctenosaura, Sauromalus, Amblyrhynchus, Iguana, Dipsosaurus, Conolophus and Brachylophus, which may be terrestrial, rock dwelling or arboreal, and the marine iguana, Amblyrhynchus cristatus, spends much of its time in salt water.
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Animal Diversity Web: Iguanidae
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there are eight iguanid genera, and approximately 35 species currently recognized
GBIF Secretariat: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, children of Iguanidae
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"canonicalName":"Cyclura","vernacularName":"Ground Iguanas","authorship":"Harlan, 1825","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad., 4","numDescendants":22
Children of Iguanidae: Iguana
"canonicalName":"Iguana","vernacularName":"iguana","authorship":"Laurenti, 1768","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Laurenti, J. N. (1768). Specimen medicum, exhibens synopsin reptilium emendatam cum experimentis circa venena et antidota reptilium austracorum, quod authoritate et consensu. Vienna, Joan. Thomae. 217 pp.","numDescendants":12
Children of Iguanidae: Ctenosaura
"canonicalName":"Ctenosaura","vernacularName":"spinytail iguana","authorship":"Wiegmann, 1828","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Wiegmann, Arend F. A. 1828. Beyträge zur Amphibienkunde. Isis von Oken 21(4): 364-383.","numDescendants":19
Children of Iguanidae: Sauromalus
"canonicalName":"Sauromalus","vernacularName":"chuckwalla","authorship":"A.H.A.Duméril, 1856","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":" Archives du Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris , 8 : 536","numDescendants":14
Children of Iguanidae: Amblyrhynchus
"canonicalName":"Amblyrhynchus","vernacularName":"marine iguana","authorship":"Bell, 1825","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Bell, Thomas. 1825. On a new genus of Iguanidae. The Zoological Journal 2: 204-207.","numDescendants":13
Children of Iguanidae: Dipsosaurus
"canonicalName":"Dipsosaurus","vernacularName":"dessert iguana","authorship":"Hallowell, 1854","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad., 7","numDescendants":7
Children of Iguanidae: Conolophus
"canonicalName":"Conolophus","vernacularName":"Galapagos Land Iguana","authorship":"Fitzinger, 1843","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Syst. Rept., 16","numDescendants":5
Children of Iguanidae: Brachylophus
"canonicalName":"Brachylophus","vernacularName":"Fiji iguanas","authorship":"Cuvier, 1829","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","numDescendants":4
View the Source Wikipedia: Brachylophus
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The genus Brachylophus consists of four extant iguanid species native to the islands of Fiji and a giant extinct species from Tonga in the South West Pacific.
Wikipedia: Conolophus
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Conolophus is a genus of lizards, also known commonly as Galápagos land iguanas, in the family Iguanidae.
Wikipedia: Ctenosaura
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Ctenosaura is a lizard genus commonly known as spinytail iguanas or ctenosaurs.
Wikipedia: Dipsosaurus
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Dipsosaurus is a genus of lizards in the family Iguanidae.
Wikipedia: Iguana
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Iguana (, Spanish: [iˈɣwana]) is a genus of herbivorous lizards that are native to tropical areas of Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.
Wikipedia: Chuckwalla
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Chuckwallas are lizards found primarily in arid regions of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
Wikipedia: Cyclura
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Cyclura is a genus of lizards in the family Iguanidae.
Wikipedia: Marine iguana
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The marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus), also known as the sea iguana, saltwater iguana, or Galápagos marine iguana, is a species of iguana found only on the Galápagos Islands (Ecuador).
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