Iguana

Summary

Iguana is a monotypic taxon^[1]. Iguana ranks in the top 0.16% of monotypic_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,422 views/month, #4 of 2,572).^[2]

Key Facts

• Iguana's instance of is recorded as monotypic taxon^[3].
• Iguana is classified at the rank of genus^[4].
• Iguana is classified within Iguanidae^[5].
• Iguana's scientific name is Iguana^[6].
• Iguana's Commons category is recorded as Iguana^[7].
• Iguana's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Iguana^[8].
• Iguana's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[9].
• Iguana's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES^[10].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Iguana is Iguana^[6]. Iguana is classified at the rank of genus^[4]. Iguana belongs to the parent taxon Iguanidae^[5].

Identifiers

Iguana's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 35341^[11]. Iguana's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8516^[12]. Iguana's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 30431^[13]. Iguana's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2459675^[14]. Iguana's ITIS TSN is recorded as 173929^[15].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Iguana include Ringed spinytail iguana^[16], a taxon^[17].

Why It Matters

Iguana ranks in the top 0.16% of monotypic_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,422 views/month, #4 of 2,572).^[2] Iguana has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] Iguana is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]

Entities named for Iguana include Ringed spinytail iguana^[16], a taxon^[17].