Rhinoceros iguana: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the rhinoceros iguana lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Cyclura cornuta
Group	Lizards, geckos & tuatara
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Reptile
Order	Squamata
Family	Iguanidae

Where does the rhinoceros iguana live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the rhinoceros iguana in 1 country or territory across North America.

Dominican Republic

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 rhinoceros iguana endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the rhinoceros iguana?

The rhinoceros iguana (Cyclura cornuta) is a reptile in the order Squamata and the family Iguanidae, genus Cyclura. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the rhinoceros iguana

The rhinoceros iguana (Cyclura cornuta) is an endangered species of iguana that is (habituated) endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic) and its surrounding islands. A large lizard, they vary in length from 60 to 136 centimetres (24 to 54 in), and skin colours range from a steely grey to a dark green and even brown. Their name derives from the bony-plated pseudo-horn or outgrowth which resembles the horn of a rhinoceros on the iguana's snout. It is known to coexist with the Ricord's iguana (C. ricordii); the two species are the only taxa of rock iguana to do so.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Rhinoceros iguana (revision 1379010993), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q907252 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).