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Iguana Laurenti 1768 (iguana)

Reptilia - Squamata - Iguanidae

Parent taxon: Iguanidae according to R. Estes 1983

See also Carroll 1988 and Frank and Ramus 1996

Sister taxa: Abas, Aciprion, Amblyrhynchus, Anisolepis, Anolbanolis, Basiliscus, Brachylophus, Cadurciguana, Callisaurus, Chamaeleolis, Chamaelinorops, Cnephasaurus, Corytophanes, Corytophaninae, Crotaphytus, Ctenosaura, Cyclura, Cypressaurus, Diplolaemus, Enyalioides, Enyalius, Erichosaurus, Geiseltaliellus, Harrisonsaurus, Holbrookia, Hoplocercus, Iguaninae, Laemanctus, Lapitiguana, Leiocephalus, Leiosaurus, Morunasaurus, Oreithyia, Paradipsosaurus, Paranolis, Parasauromalus, Petrosaurus, Phenacosaurus, Phrynosomatinae, Pristidactylus, Pristiguana, Proiguana, Queironius, Sauromalus, Sceloporus, Suzanniwana, Swainiguanoides, Uracentron, Uranoscodon, Urosaurus, Urostrophus, Uta, Xihaina

Subtaxa: Iguana delicatissima Iguana iguana

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Ecology: ground dwelling folivore

Distribution: found only at tortoise from Anguilla (AMNH collection) (Quaternary of Anguilla)

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