Iguana
genus of reptiles
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Summary
Iguana is a monotypic taxon[1]. Iguana ranks in the top 0.16% of monotypic taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,424 views/month, #4 of 2,572).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: genus[3]
- Parent taxon: Iguanidae[4]
- Taxon name: Iguana[5]
- Commons category: Iguana[6]
- Topic's main category: Category:Iguana[7]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[8]
- CITES Appendix: Appendix II of CITES[9]
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Identifiers
Iguana's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 35341[10]. Iguana's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8516[11]. Iguana's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 30431[12]. Iguana's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2459675[13]. Iguana's ITIS TSN is recorded as 173929[14].
Discovery and Description
Things named for Iguana include Ringed spinytail iguana[15], a taxon[16].
Why It Matters
Iguana has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] Iguana is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]
Entities named for Iguana include Ringed spinytail iguana[15], a taxon[16].