Taxa

Cyclura

Genus

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General Reference

Nature Atlas. "Cyclura." Accessed September 8, 2026. https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/genus-cyclura.

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Nature Atlas. (n.d.). Cyclura. Retrieved September 8, 2026, from https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/genus-cyclura

BibTeX

@misc{natureatlas-cyclura,
  author = {Nature Atlas},
  title = {Cyclura},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/genus-cyclura},
  note = {Accessed September 8, 2026}
}

Cyclura is a genus of lizards, family Iguanidae, commonly known as rock iguanas, currently containing ten species that occur only on islands in the West Indies. The genus shows a high degree of endemism, with, in most cases, a single species or subspecies originating on an individual island.

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