Rarest Species of Iguana — All 46 Answers Ranked by Rarity

46 iguana species are accepted answers for “Name a species of iguana”. Ctenosaura praeocularis is the rarest species of iguana in this ranking, with 57 monthly Wikipedia views (rarity 1.000, Legendary). Peninsular chuckwalla is the second-rarest with 273 monthly Wikipedia views, 4.79× the figure for Ctenosaura praeocularis. Green iguana is the most common species of iguana in this ranking, with 123,962 monthly Wikipedia views, 2,175× the figure for the rarest. Combined monthly Wikipedia views across the 46 answers: 479,666. Ctenosaura praeocularis is under 0.1% of that total. 10 answers are Epic or Legendary: Ctenosaura praeocularis (Legendary), Peninsular chuckwalla (Legendary), Ctenosaura nolascensis (Legendary), and 7 more.

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Monthly English Wikipedia pageviews. Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia pageviews (2026-10).

Ranked answers

46 answers to “Name a species of iguana”, rarest first. A rarity of 1 is the rarest answer in this prompt.
Rank	Answer	Tier	Rarity	Monthly Wikipedia views
1	Ctenosaura praeocularis on Wikipedia	Legendary	1.000	57
2	Peninsular chuckwalla on Wikipedia	Legendary	0.978	273
3	Ctenosaura nolascensis on Wikipedia	Legendary	0.956	516
4	Campeche spiny-tailed iguana on Wikipedia	Legendary	0.933	767
5	Gau iguana on Wikipedia	Epic	0.911	812
6	Ctenosaura flavidorsalis on Wikipedia	Epic	0.889	906
7	Dipsosaurus catalinensis on Wikipedia	Epic	0.867	946
8	Ctenosaura conspicuosa on Wikipedia	Epic	0.844	1,003
9	Ctenosaura clarki on Wikipedia	Epic	0.822	1,007
10	Ctenosaura oaxacana on Wikipedia	Epic	0.800	1,017
11	Ctenosaura macrolopha on Wikipedia	Rare	0.778	1,141
12	Ctenosaura oedirhina on Wikipedia	Rare	0.756	1,230
13	Sauromalus slevini on Wikipedia	Rare	0.733	1,597
14	Turks and Caicos rock iguana on Wikipedia	Rare	0.711	1,644
15	Ctenosaura palearis on Wikipedia	Rare	0.689	1,660
16	Ctenosaura hemilopha on Wikipedia	Rare	0.667	1,679
17	Sauromalus klauberi on Wikipedia	Rare	0.644	1,705
18	Cyclura rileyi on Wikipedia	Rare	0.622	1,726
19	Ctenosaura melanosterna on Wikipedia	Rare	0.600	1,761
20	Yucatán spiny-tailed iguana on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.578	1,810
21	Cyclura ricordii on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.556	1,966
22	Ctenosaura quinquecarinata on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.533	2,232
23	San Esteban chuckwalla on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.511	2,410
24	Northern Bahamian rock iguana on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.489	2,487
25	Conolophus pallidus on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.467	2,714
26	Ctenosaura bakeri on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.444	2,772
27	Ctenosaura acanthura on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.422	2,995
28	Angel Island chuckwalla on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.400	3,275
29	Cyclura pinguis on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.378	3,468
30	Brachylophus bulabula on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.356	5,320
31	Jamaican iguana on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.333	5,353
32	Cyclura nubila on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.311	5,372
33	Saban black iguana on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.289	5,990
34	Conolophus marthae on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.267	8,400
35	Brachylophus fasciatus on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.244	9,343
36	Galápagos land iguana on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.222	9,746
37	Sauromalus ater on Wikipedia	Common	0.200	13,463
38	Fiji crested iguana on Wikipedia	Common	0.178	14,225
39	Ctenosaura pectinata on Wikipedia	Common	0.156	14,307
40	Lesser Antillean iguana on Wikipedia	Common	0.133	18,002
41	Rhinoceros iguana on Wikipedia	Common	0.111	19,392
42	Blue iguana on Wikipedia	Common	0.089	23,981
43	Desert iguana on Wikipedia	Common	0.067	26,033
44	Ctenosaura similis on Wikipedia	Common	0.044	29,092
45	Marine iguana on Wikipedia	Common	0.022	100,109
46	Green iguana on Wikipedia	Common	0.000	123,962

FAQ

What is the rarest species of iguana?

Ctenosaura praeocularis is the rarest species of iguana in this ranking, with 57 monthly Wikipedia views (rarity 1.000, Legendary).

How many species of iguana are there?

There are 46 species of iguana in this ranking, from Ctenosaura praeocularis (rarest) to Green iguana (most common).

What is the most common species of iguana?

Green iguana is the most common species of iguana in this ranking, with 123,962 monthly Wikipedia views (Common).

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Recorded source: Wikidata + Wikipedia pageviews (2026-10). The answer list is compiled from Wikidata (CC0), and the view counts are monthly English Wikipedia pageviews. Rarity is the percentile of the popularity figure inside this prompt: 1 is the rarest and 0 is the most common. Linked names open the English Wikipedia article stored on that answer.