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title: "Lesser Antillean Iguana"
description: "Iguana delicatissima — Reptiles. The Lesser Antillean iguana (Iguana delicatissima) is a large arboreal lizard endemic to the Lesser Antilles."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/lesser-antillean-iguana
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Lesser Antillean Iguana

> Iguana delicatissima — Reptiles. The Lesser Antillean iguana (Iguana delicatissima) is a large arboreal lizard endemic to the Lesser Antilles.

- Scientific name: *Iguana delicatissima*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 1130
- Wikidata: [Q368837](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q368837)
- iNaturalist taxon: [35345](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/35345)

## Names

- en: Lesser Antillean Iguana
- de: Karibischer Grüner Leguan
- es: Iguana del Caribe
- fr: Iguane des Petites Antilles
- nl: Antilliaanse groene leguaan
- pl: Legwan szlachetny

## Countries with the most observations

BL (424), GP (241), MQ (160), DM (113), AI (6)

## Summary

The Lesser Antillean iguana (Iguana delicatissima) is a large arboreal lizard endemic to the Lesser Antilles. It is one of two species of lizard of the genus Iguana and is in severe decline due to habitat destruction, introduced feral predators, hunting, and hybridization with its introduced sister species, the green iguana (Iguana iguana). Successful captive breeding of this species has been limited to only two instances, as most captive-laid eggs tend to be infertile.
Other common names for it are Lesser Antillean green iguana or West Indian iguana.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_Antillean_iguana

## Photo

![Lesser Antillean Iguana](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/lesser-antillean-iguana/medium.jpg)

Photo: Heibudas · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/268921976

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/lesser-antillean-iguana?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).