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Melanistic Lesser Antilles Iguana Iguana melanoderma

Photo: Martijn Terpstra

Classification

Iguanidae [family]
Iguana [genus] (3)
melanoderma [species]

Classification

Iguanidae [family]
Iguana [genus] (3)
melanoderma [species]

Presence

Recorded on Saba
Presence status Indigenous (1) - Saba
Endemic to Lesser Antilles
Distribution description Split from Iguana iguana in 2020; endemic to Saba and Montserrat.
Notes on presence status Saba subpopulation is listed as Critically Endangered under criteria A3ce; B1ab(iii,v) of the IUCN Red List

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