Reptiles Guide

Lesser Antillean Iguana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia   Phylum: Chordata   Class: Sauropsida   Order: Squamata   Family: Iguanidae   Genus: Iguana   Species: I. delicatissima
Binomial name
Iguana delicatissima Laurenti, 1768

The Lesser Antillean Iguana (Iguana delicatissima) is one of the species of the genus Iguana. Though belonging to the same genus as the Green Iguana, the Lesser Antilles Iguanas has a more blocky, shortened face than the Green Iguana and lacks the distinctive stripe pattern present along the Green Iguana's tail.