{"id":806,"date":"2022-01-18T21:14:55","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T20:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/?post_type=post_faune&#038;p=806"},"modified":"2025-09-30T22:31:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T20:31:36","slug":"les-iguanes-des-petites-antilles","status":"publish","type":"post_faune","link":"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/faune-caribeenne\/les-iguanes-des-petites-antilles\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesser Antillean Iguana (Iguana delicatissima)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Description :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Endemic to the Lesser Antilles and a protected species in Guadeloupe and Martinique.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Classified as endangered on the IUCN Red List (2000 assessment).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Size varies by island, reaching up to 1.6 meters long, with the tail representing about 70% of total length.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Robust body; can move in trees and swim.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Four clawed limbs allow climbing and digging nests.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Herbivorous: feeds on leaves, flowers, and fruits from various trees and shrubs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Features: a series of uniform scales on the lower jaw extending to the snout; a dewlap under the throat used for communication and dominance, sometimes with up to 10 spines.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Distinct from the green iguana by its unstriped tail and absence of a large tympanic scale.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coloration changes with age, sex, and social status:<br>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Juveniles: bright apple green.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Subadult and adult females: matte green, darker green, or grayish-green.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dominant males: dark gray, brown, or nearly black.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reproduction: females lay eggs in sunny, well-drained sandy areas, digging tunnel nests about 1 meter long.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Habitat :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Found from sea level up to 300 m altitude.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In Guadeloupe: dry scrublands, coastal dry forests, humid ravines intersecting banana plantations, and degraded back-beach mangroves.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On dry islands, closely associated with coastal areas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Threats :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Once widespread from Anguilla to Martinique.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Major threats: habitat destruction, hunting, introduced predators, and hybridization with the green iguana (Iguana iguana).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Currently restricted to a few sites in Guadeloupe, Martinique, and Dominica.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Iguana-iguana2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"577\" data-id=\"626\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Iguana-iguana2.jpg\" alt=\"Iguana iguana 2\" class=\"wp-image-626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Iguana-iguana2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Iguana-iguana2-600x346.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Iguana-iguana2-768x443.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Iguana iguana<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Iguana-iguana1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"904\" height=\"521\" data-id=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Iguana-iguana1.jpg\" alt=\"Iguana iguana 1\" class=\"wp-image-625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Iguana-iguana1.jpg 904w, https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Iguana-iguana1-600x346.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Iguana-iguana1-768x443.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Iguana iguana<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Iguana-delicatissima2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"668\" data-id=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Iguana-delicatissima2.jpg\" alt=\"Iguana delicatissima 2\" class=\"wp-image-624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Iguana-delicatissima2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Iguana-delicatissima2-600x501.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Iguana-delicatissima2-768x641.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Iguana delicatissima<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Iguana-delicatissima1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"623\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Iguana-delicatissima1.jpg\" alt=\"Iguana delicatissima 1\" class=\"wp-image-623\" 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Ce sont des reptiles dont la taille et le poids moyens varient fortement suivant les \u00eeles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":623,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","categorie_faune":[78],"class_list":["post-806","post_faune","type-post_faune","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categorie_faune-foret-seche"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_faune\/806","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_faune"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post_faune"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categorie_faune","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categorie_faune?post=806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}