Presence
| Recorded on | Saba |
| Presence status | Indigenous (1) - Saba |
| Endemic to | Lesser Antilles |
| Distribution description | Split from Iguana iguana in 2020; endemic to Saba and Montserrat. |
| Notes on presence status | Saba subpopulation is listed as Critically Endangered under criteria A3ce; B1ab(iii,v) of the IUCN Red List |
Publication
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Breuil, M., Schikorski, D., Vuillaume, B., Krauss, U., Morton, M.N., Corry, E., Bech, N., Jelić, M. & F. Grandjean 2020. Painted black: Iguana melanoderma (Reptilia, Squamata, Iguanidae) a new melanistic endemic species from Saba and Montserrat islands (Lesser Antilles). ZooKeys 926: 95-131. [link]