Desert iguana: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Desert iguana Dipsosaurus dorsalis Least concern

Where the desert iguana lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 1,497 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See lizards, geckos & tuatara on the world map

Scientific name	Dipsosaurus dorsalis
Group	Lizards, geckos & tuatara
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Reptile
Order	Squamata
Family	Iguanidae

Where does the desert iguana live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the desert iguana in 2 countries and territories across North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the desert iguana endangered?

The desert iguana’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the desert iguana?

The desert iguana (Dipsosaurus dorsalis) is a reptile in the order Squamata and the family Iguanidae, genus Dipsosaurus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the desert iguana

The desert iguana (Dipsosaurus dorsalis) is an iguana species found in the Sonoran and Mojave Deserts of the Southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, as well as on several Gulf of California islands.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Desert iguana (revision 1333929776), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q912330 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).