Established. 1 island, 1-3 populations, 10-100km (Booy, O. & Key, J. (2020) Prioritising the management of established invasive non-native species in Anguilla: eradication and spread prevention. Great Britain Non-native Species Secretariat, Animal and Plant Health Agency, pp. 1–54); The green iguana is now widespread on the main island, although populations have not yet reached the density of neighbouring islands such as St. Martin/St. Maarten. It is not yet present on any of Anguilla's smaller islands. (FERA and Animal and Plant Health Agency (2020) UK Overseas Territories Factsheet , Produced for Anguilla and the Turks and Caicos Islands. March.)
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- 14.4. Artificial - Terrestrial – Rural Gardens
- 14.5. Artificial - Terrestrial – Urban Areas
- 14.6. Artificial - Terrestrial – Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest
- 1.5. Forest – Subtropical/tropical dry
- 1.6. Forest – Subtropical/tropical moist lowland
- 1.7. Forest – Subtropical/tropical mangrove vegetation above high tide level
Invasive. (FERA and Animal and Plant Health Agency (2020) UK Overseas Territories Factsheet , Produced for Anguilla and the Turks and Caicos Islands. March.)
It poses a threat to the existence of the critically endangered Lesser Antillean iguana (Iguana delicatissima)which is endemic to Anguilla and a small number of other islands in this region.; Iguanas can be a nuisance, but also pose an ecological threat where they are invasive. (FERA and Animal and Plant Health Agency (2020) UK Overseas Territories Factsheet , Produced for Anguilla and the Turks and Caicos Islands. March.)
Native to northern Mexico, south through Central America, tropical South America and on some Caribbean islands; it has gradually expanded its range, reaching Anguilla in 1995 when a raft of vegetation carrying 15 iguanas landed in the aftermath of two hurricanes. (FERA and Animal and Plant Health Agency (2020) UK Overseas Territories Factsheet , Produced for Anguilla and the Turks and Caicos Islands. March.);
It has gradually expanded its range, reaching Anguilla in 1995 when a raft of vegetation carrying 15 iguanas landed in the aftermath of two hurricanes. (FERA and Animal and Plant Health Agency (2020) UK Overseas Territories Factsheet , Produced for Anguilla and the Turks and Caicos Islands. March.);
Connor, R.A., Hodge, K.V.D., Samuel, C.A., Wong, L.J. & Pagad, S. (2022) Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species - Anguilla. Version 1.6. Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG). Checklist dataset. Available at: https://doi.org/10.15468/okwfc4 accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-07-25 (to find the intial list of species); Booy, O. & Key, J. (2020) Prioritising the management of established invasive non-native species in Anguilla: eradication and spread prevention. Great Britain Non-native Species Secretariat, Animal and Plant Health Agency, pp. 1–54 (to check Establishment Status); FERA and Animal and Plant Health Agency (2020) UK Overseas Territories Factsheet , Produced for Anguilla and the Turks and Caicos Islands. March. (Other information, Establishment Status);