Cyclura carinata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pleurodonta
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Pleurodonta

Cyclura carinata Harlan, 1825: 50

Cyclura carinata bartschi Cochran, 1931: 40 [synonymised by Bryan, Gerber, Welch & Stephen (2007: 737); translocated/introduced population fide Welch et al. (2017: 490)]
- Holotype: USNM 81212, ♂, collected by P. Bartsch on 21 July 1930.
- Type locality: “Booby Cay east of Mayaguana Island, Bahamas”.
- Paratypes (n=4): USNM 81213–5 and 81217, and MCZ R-38182 (ex USNM 81216, exchanged in 1934), same data as for the holotype.

Harlan, R. 1824. Description of two species of Linnaean Lacerta, not before described, and construction of the new genus Cyclura. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 4(2): 242–251. BHL
Cochran, D.M. 1931. New Bahamas reptiles. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 21(3): 39–41. BHL
Bryan, J.J., Gerber, G.P., Welch, M.E. & Stephen, C.L. 2007. Re-evaluating the taxonomic status of the Booby Cay Iguana, Cyclura carinata bartschi. Copeia 2007(3): 734–739. JSTOR Reference page.
Welch, M.E., Colosimo, G., Pasachnik, S.A., Malone, C.L., Hilton, J., Long, J., Getz, A.H., Alberts, A. C. & Gerber, G.P. 2017. Molecular variation and population structure in critically endangered Turks and Caicos Rock Iguanas: identifying intraspecific conservation units and revising subspecific taxonomy. Conservation Genetics 18: 479–493. DOI: 10.1007/s10592-016-0922-6 Reference page.

MacLean, W.P., Kellner, R. & Dennis, H. 1977. Island lists of West Indian amphibians and reptiles. Smithsonian Herpetological Information Service no. 40: 1–47. BHL Reference page.
Schwartz, A. & Henderson, R.W. 1988. West Indian amphibians and reptiles: A check-list. Milwaukee Public Museum Contributions in Biology and Geology no. 74: 1–264. ISBN 978-0893261566 Reference page.
Schwartz, A. & Henderson, R.W. 1991. Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. University of Florida Press: Gainesville. xiv + 720 p. ISBN 9780813010496 Reference page.
Powell, R., Henderson, R.W., Adler, K. & Dundee, H.A. 1996. An annotated checklist of West Indian amphibians and reptiles. pp. 51–93 + 8 pls. In Powell, R. & Henderson, R.W. (eds.). Contributions to West Indian Herpetology: A Tribute to Albert Schwartz. Contributions to Herpetology. Volume 12. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles: Ithaca, New York. 457 pp. ISBN 9780916984373 Reference page.
Henderson, R.W. & Powell, R. 2009. Natural History of West Indian Reptiles and Amphibians. University Press of Florida: Gainesville, Florida. 495 pp. ISBN 9780813033945 Reference page.
Powell, R. & Henderson, R.W. 2012. Island lists of West Indian amphibians and reptiles. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 51(2): 85–166. PDF Reference page.

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Cyclura carinata. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 13 June 2023.
Gerber, G.P., Colosimo, G. & Grant, T.D 2020. IUCN: Cyclura carinata (Critically Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T6026A3097754. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T6026A3097754.en. Accessed on 13 June 2023.

English: Turks and Caicos Rock Iguana