Anegada Ground Iguana © Glenn Gerber

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Scientific Name:
Cyclura pinguis

Other Names and/or Listed subspecies:
Stout Iguana, Anegada Island Iguana, Anegada Rock Iguana

Group: Reptiles

Status/Date Listed as Endangered:
EN-US FWS: June 2, 1970

CR-IUCN: 1996

Area(s) Where Listed As Endangered:
West Indies (British Virgin Islands - Anegada Island)

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