CR — Critically Endangered

Iguana delicatissima

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

↓Decreasing

Population trend

Countries

01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

CHORDATA

Class

REPTILIA

Order

SQUAMATA

Family

IGUANIDAE

Genus

Iguana

Iguana delicatissima belongs to the family IGUANIDAE, order SQUAMATA, within the REPTILIA class.

03 — Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

DesertMajorForestMajorForest - Subtropical/tropical mangrove vegetationMajorForest - Subtropical/tropical moist lowlandMajorMarine coastal/supratidalMajorMarine neriticMajorShrublandMajorWetlands (inland) - Permanent rivers/streamsMajor

04 — Threats

Threats

IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered

Assessed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Annual & perennial non-timber crops

Ongoing

Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals

Ongoing

Introduced genetic material

Ongoing

Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases

Ongoing

Logging & wood harvesting

Ongoing

Recreational activities

Ongoing

Roads & railroads

Ongoing

Storms & flooding

Ongoing

05 — Conservation

Conservation Actions

Species management

Species recovery

Species reintroduction

Ex-situ conservation

Awareness & communications

Legislation

Compliance and enforcement

06 — Range

Found in 7 Countries

Anguilla Antigua & Barbuda Caribbean Netherlands Guadeloupe Martinique Netherlands Sint Maarten

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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Iguana delicatissima (Iguana delicatissima). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/lesser-antillean-iguana

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