LESSER ANTILLEAN IGUANA
Iguana delicatissima Laurenti, 1768

Historically known from Anguilla, St.-Martin/St. Maarten, Île Fourchue (including Îlet au Vent and Petite Islette), Les Îles Frégates, Île Chevreau (or Bonhomme), St.-Barthélemy, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, Nevis, Antigua, Barbuda, Guadeloupe (Grande-Terre, Basse-Terre, and Iles de la Petite Terre), La Désirade, Les Îles des Saintes (Terre-de-Bas, Terre-de-Haut), Dominica, Martinique (including Îlet Chancel), and Marie-Galante, populations on St.-Martin/St. Maarten, Nevis, St. Kitts, Antigua, Barbuda, Les îles des Saintes, and Marie-Galante appear to have been extirpated.

Lesser Antillean Iguanas are similar in appearance to the nearest relatives, the Green or Common Iguana (Iguana iguana), which has an extensive range in the mainland Neotropics and also occurs on some Lesser Antillean islands. However, Iguana delicatissima lacks the enlarged scales under the ears and the distinctly banded tail that characterize Green Iguanas. They also are a bit smaller, reaching a maximum snout-vent length (SVL) of 434 mm in males and 401 mm in females, whereas Iguana iguana may attain a SVL of 500 mm.

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