IUCN SSC Iguana Specialist Group
IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature
Iguanas are among the world's most endangered animals.
The threats they face include severe habitat degradation by human development and invasive species, as well as harvesting for human use. Because iguanas are important seed dispersers for many native plants, their protection is vital to ecosystem health.
Through partnerships with government agencies, conservation organizations, and research institutions, the IUCN SSC Iguana Specialist Group guides and implements immediate and effective conservation measures for iguanas worldwide.
Discover Iguanas of the World by clicking on the locations in the maps below
- Caribbean Iguanas
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- Fiji and Galapagos Iguanas
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- North American Iguanas
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- Central American Iguanas
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Andros Island
Andros Rock Iguana
Cyclura cychlura cychlura
IUCN Red List Endangered
CITES Appendix I
Exumas
Exuma Rock Iguana
Cyclura cychlura figginsi
IUCN Red List Critically Endangered
CITES Appendix I
Allen Cays Rock Iguana
Cyclura cychlura inornata
IUCN Red List Endangered
CITES Appendix I
White Cay Rock Iguana
Cyclura rileyi cristata
IUCN Red List Critically Endangered
CITES Appendix I
Acklins
Acklins Rock Iguana
Cyclura rileyi nuchalis
IUCN Red List Endangered
CITES Appendix I
San Salvador
San Salvador Rock Iguana
Cyclura rileyi rileyi
IUCN Red List Critically Endangered
CITES Appendix I
Cuba
Cuban Rock Iguana
Cyclura nubila nubila
IUCN Red List Vulnerable
CITES Appendix I
Turks & Caicos Islands
Turks & Caicos Rock Iguana
Cyclura carinata
IUCN Red List Critically Endangered
CITES Appendix I
Mona Island, Puerto Rico
Mona Rhinoceros Iguana
Cyclura stejnegeri
IUCN Red List Endangered
CITES Appendix I
British Virgin Islands
Anegada Rock Iguana
Cyclura pinguis
IUCN Red List Critically Endangered
CITES Appendix I
Lesser Antilles
Lesser Antillean Green Iguana
Iguana delicatissima
IUCN Red List Endangered
CITES Appendix II
Common Green Iguana
Iguana iguana
IUCN Red List - not yet assessed
CITES Appendix II
Haiti & Dominican Republic
Hispaniolan Rhinoceros Iguana
Cyclura cornuta
IUCN Red List Vulnerable
CITES Appendix I
Ricord's Rock Iguana
Cyclura ricordii
IUCN Red List Critically Endangered
CITES Appendix I
Jamaica
Jamaican Rock Iguana
Cyclura collei
IUCN Red List Critically Endangered
CITES Appendix I
Grand Cayman
Grand Cayman Blue Iguana
Cyclura lewisi
IUCN Red List Endangered
CITES Appendix I
Little Cayman & Cayman Brac
Sister Isles Rock Iguana
Cyclura nubila caymanensis
IUCN Red List Critically Endangered
CITES Appendix I
Northwest Fiji Islands
Fiji Crested Iguana
Brachylophus vitiensis
IUCN Red List Critically Endangered
CITES Appendix I
Central Fiji Islands
Fiji Banded Iguana
Brachylophus bulabula
IUCN Red List Endangered
CITES Appendix I
Lau Islands & Tonga
Lau Banded Iguana
Brachylophus fasciatus
IUCN Red List Endangered
CITES Appendix I
Isabela Island
Isabella Marine Iguana
Amblyrhychus cristatus albemarlensis
IUCN Red List Vulnerable
CITES Appendix II
Fernandina Island
Fernandina Marine Iguana
Amblyrhychus cristatus cristatus
IUCN Red List Vulnerable
CITES Appendix II
Santa Cruz Island
Santa Cruz Marine Iguana
Amblyrhychus cristatus hassi
IUCN Red List Vulnerable
CITES Appendix II
San Cristóbal & Santiago Island
San Cristóbal Marine Iguana
Amblyrhychus cristatus mertensi
IUCN Red List Endangered
CITES Appendix II
Genovesa Island
Genovesa Marine Iguana
Amblyrhychus cristatus nanus
IUCN Red List Endangered
CITES Appendix II
Pinta Island
Pinta Marine Iguana
Amblyrhychus cristatus sielmanni
IUCN Red List Vulnerable
CITES Appendix II
Española & Gardner Island
Española Marine Iguana
Amblyrhychus cristatus venustissimus
IUCN Red List Vulnerable
CITES Appendix II
Wide-Ranging
Common Land Iguana
Conolophus subcristatus
IUCN Red List Vulnerable
CITES Appendix II
Isabela Island
Galápagos Pink Land Iguana
Conolophus marthae
IUCN Red List Critically Endangered
CITES Appendix II
Santa Fe Island
Santa Fe Land Iguana
Conolophus pallidus
IUCN Red List Vulnerable
CITES Appendix II
SW U.S. to NW Mexico
Common Chuckwalla
Sauromalus ater
IUCN Red List Least Concern
CITES - not listed
Western Desert Iguana
Dipsosaurus dorsalis dorsalis
IUCN Red List Least Concern
CITES - not listed
Northern Gulf of California
San Esteban Spiny-tailed Iguana
Ctenosaura conspicuosa
IUCN Red List - not yet assessed
CITES - not listed
Nolasco Spiny-tailed Iguana
Ctenosaura nolascensis
IUCN Red List Vulnerable
CITES - not listed
Spiny Chuckwalla
Sauromalus hispidus
IUCN Red List Near Threatened
CITES - not listed
Piebald Chuckwalla
Sauromalus varius
IUCN Red List - not yet assessed
CITES Appendix I
Northwestern Mexico
Sonoran Spiny-tailed Iguana
Ctenosaura macrolopha
IUCN Red List - not yet assessed
CITES - not listed
Sonoran Desert Iguana
Dipsosaurus dorsalis sonoriensis
IUCN Red List - not yet assessed
CITES - not listed
Southern Gulf of California
Baja California Spiny-tailed Iguana
Ctenosaura hemilopha
IUCN Red List - not yet assessed
CITES - not listed
Santa Catalina Desert Iguana
Dipsosaurus catalinensis
IUCN Red List - not yet assessed
CITES - not listed
Slevin's Chuckwalla
Sauromalus slevini
IUCN Red List - not yet assessed
CITES - not listed
Catalina Chuckwalla
Sauromalus klauberi
IUCN Red List - not yet assessed
CITES - not listed
Eastern Mexico
Veracruz Spiny-tailed Iguana
Ctenosaura acanthura
IUCN Red List - not yet assessed
CITES - not listed
Yucatán Peninsula
Yucatán Spiny-tailed Iguana
Ctenosaura defensor
IUCN Red List Vulnerable
CITES - not listed
Campeche Spiny-tailed Iguana
Ctenosaura alfredschmidti
IUCN Red List Near Threatened
CITES - not listed
Southwestern Mexico
Balsas Spiny-tailed Iguana
Ctenosaura clarki
IUCN Red List Vulnerable
CITES - not listed
Oaxacana Spiny-tailed Iguana
Ctenosaura oaxacana
IUCN Red List Critically Endangered
CITES - not listed
Guerreran Spiny-tailed Iguana
Ctenosaura pectinata
IUCN Red List - not yet assessed
CITES - not listed
Utila, Bay Islands
Utila Spiny-tailed Iguana
Ctenosaura bakeri
IUCN Red List Critically Endangered
CITES Appendix II
Roatán & Barbaretta, Bay Islands
Roatán Spiny-tailed Iguana
Ctenosaura oedirhina
IUCN Red List Endangered
CITES Appendix II
Río Aguan Valley & Cayos Cochinos
Black-chested Spiny-tailed Iguana
Ctenosaura melanosterna
IUCN Red List Endangered
CITES Appendix II
Southeastern Pacific Coast
Southern Honduran Spiny-tailed Iguana
Ctenosaura praeocularis
IUCN Red List Data Deficient
CITES - not listed
Eastern Guatemala, Northern El Salvador to Southern Honduras
Yellow-backed Spiny-tailed Iguana
Ctenosaura flavidorsalis
IUCN Red List Endangered
CITES - not listed
Río Motagua Valley,
Southeastern Guatemala
Southeastern Guatemala
Motagua Spiny-tailed Iguana
Ctenosaura palearis
IUCN Red List Endangered
CITES Appendix II
Nicaragua to Northwestern
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Five-keeled Spiny-tailed Iguana
Ctenosaura quinquecarinata
IUCN Red List Endangered
CITES - not listed
Southwestern Mexico to Panamá
Common Spiny-tailed Iguana
Ctenosaura similis
IUCN Red List Least Concern
CITES - not listed
Northern Mexico through Northeastern South America to Southern Brazil
Common Green Iguana
Iguana iguana
IUCN Red List - not yet assessed
CITES Appendix II