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Cyclura

genus of reptiles
Taxon taxon Q1205923
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Summary

Cyclura is a taxon[1]. Cyclura ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (785 views/month, #1,574 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: genus[3]
  • Parent taxon: Iguanidae[4]
  • Taxon name: Cyclura[5]
  • Commons category: Cyclura[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Cyclura[7]
  • Taxon common name: Ground Iguanas[8], Rock iguanas[9], vretenorepec[10]
  • Different from: Cyclura[11]
  • CITES Appendix: Appendix I of CITES[12]
  • Taxon range: The Bahamas[13]
  • Homonymous taxon: Cyclura[14]

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Identifiers

Cyclura's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 35279[15]. Cyclura's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 51213[16]. Cyclura's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 37076[17]. Cyclura's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2459562[18]. Cyclura's ITIS TSN is recorded as 173917[19].

Why It Matters

Cyclura has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] Cyclura is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Related Entities

The Bahamas

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . Complex tourism and season interactions contribute to disparate physiologies in an endangered rock iguana. wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-10-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Insects (insecta) of the world id → 703120
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'ceb', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fr', 'he', 'hu',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Insects (insecta) of the world id: 703120, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/292012|batch #292012]]"
  2. 12w ago · PieterJanR · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → taxon
    Taxon rank → genus
    Homonymous taxon → Cyclura, Cyclura
    Aliases → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Homonymous taxon: Cyclura"
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