marine iguana

species of reptile
Taxon taxon Q208796
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marine iguana

Summary

marine iguana is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.42% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (854 views/month, #818 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • marine iguana's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • marine iguana is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • marine iguana's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable[5].
  • marine iguana belongs to the parent taxon Amblyrhynchus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, marine iguana is Amblyrhynchus cristatus[7].
  • marine iguana's Commons category is recorded as Amblyrhynchus cristatus[8].
  • marine iguana's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Amblyrhynchus cristatus[9].
  • marine iguana's Commons gallery is recorded as Amblyrhynchus cristatus[10].
  • marine iguana's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[11].
  • marine iguana's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12].
  • marine iguana's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[13].
  • marine iguana's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. cristatus'}[14].
  • marine iguana is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Galapagos marine iguana'}[15].
  • marine iguana is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Iguana Marina'}[16].
  • marine iguana is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Amblyrhynche à crête'}[17].
  • marine iguana is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Iguane marin'}[18].
  • marine iguana is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Fernandina Marine Iguana'}[19].
  • marine iguana is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Galapagos Marine Iguana'}[20].
  • marine iguana is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Galápagos Marine Iguana'}[21].
  • marine iguana is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Marine Iguana'}[22].
  • marine iguana is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sea Iguana'}[23].
  • marine iguana is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'legwan morski'}[24].
  • marine iguana is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'iguana marina'}[25].
  • marine iguana's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES[26].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, marine iguana is Amblyrhynchus cristatus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Amblyrhynchus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Galapagos it'}[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Iguana Marina'}[16], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Amblyrhynche à crête'}[17], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Iguane marin'}[18], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Fernandina Marine Iguana'}[19], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Galápagos Marine Iguana'}[21].

Identifiers

marine iguana's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 35347[27]. marine iguana's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 51208[28]. marine iguana's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559659[29]. marine iguana's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5224602[30]. marine iguana's ITIS TSN is recorded as 566844[31].

Why It Matters

marine iguana ranks in the top 0.42% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (854 views/month, #818 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . wikidata.org.
  29. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Described by source Nordisk familjebok, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)
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