NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Darwin's Iguana
Diplolaemus darwinii Bell, 1843
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Diplolaemus darwinii, also commonly known as Darwin's iguana and the southern Patagonian lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Leiosauridae. The species is native to the southern tip of South America.
Wikipedia contributors, Darwin's iguana; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:47:32.528049+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Diplolaemus darwinii Bell, 1843
- Name authority
- Bell, 1843
- Common name
- Darwin's Iguana
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Leiosauridae
- Genus
- Diplolaemus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderIguania
- familyLeiosauridae
- genusDiplolaemus
- speciesDiplolaemus darwinii Bell, 1843
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Diplolaemus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Leopard IguanaDiplolaemus leopardinus (Werner, 1898) | LeiosauridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diplolaemus vulcanus Vrdoljaka, Sánchez, González-Marín, Morando & Avila, 2024 | LeiosauridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diplolaemus crypticus Vrdoljak, Avila, Molina, Benitez-Veyra & Morando, 2026 | LeiosauridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bibron's IguanaDiplolaemus bibronii Bell, 1843 | LeiosauridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Diplolaemus&species=darwinii Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:36LQS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.