Family Tropiduridae (Rough-tailed Iguanas):
countries and regions with most species

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*Countries/regions with same number of species are ranked alphabetically
Rank* Country / region Species
No. 1
Peru
 57
No. 2
Brazil
 42
No. 3
Ecuador
 33
No. 4
Ecuadorian mainland [Ecuador]
 23
No. 5
Bahia [Brazil]
 18
No. 6
Mato Grosso [Brazil]
 16
No. 7
Colombia
 15
No. 8
Bolivia
 14
No. 9
Venezuela
 11
No. 10
Galapagos Islands [Ecuador]
 10
No. 11
Minas Gerais [Brazil]
 10
No. 12
Rondonia [Brazil]
 10
No. 13
Argentina
 9
No. 14
Para [Brazil]
 9
No. 15
Tocantins [Brazil]
 9
No. 16
Amazonas [Brazil]
 8
No. 17
Goias [Brazil]
 8
No. 18
Maranhao [Brazil]
 8
No. 19
Mato Grosso do Sul [Brazil]
 8
No. 20
Acre [Brazil]
 7
No. 21
Chile
 7
No. 22
Pernambuco [Brazil]
 7
No. 23
Amapa [Brazil]
 6
No. 24
Ceara [Brazil]
 6
No. 25
Guyana
 6
No. 26
Paraguay
 6
No. 27
Piaui [Brazil]
 6
No. 28
Sergipe [Brazil]
 6
No. 29
French Guiana [France]
 5
No. 30
Marajo Island [Brazil]
 5
No. 31
Surinam
 5
No. 32
Alagoas [Brazil]
 4
No. 33
Parana [Brazil]
 4
No. 34
Roraima [Brazil]
 4
No. 35
Sao Paulo [Brazil]
 4
No. 36
Distrito Federal (Brazil) [Brazil]
 3
No. 37
Paraiba [Brazil]
 3
No. 38
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil]
 3
No. 39
Rio Grande do Norte [Brazil]
 3
No. 40
Anavilhanas Archipelago [Brazil]
 2
No. 41
Espirito Santo [Brazil]
 2
No. 42
Rio Grande do Sul [Brazil]
 2
No. 43
Santa Catarina [Brazil]
 2
No. 44
Uruguay
 2
No. 45
Coche [Venezuela]
 1
No. 46
Cubagua [Venezuela]
 1
No. 47
Espanola [Ecuador]
 1
No. 48
Fernandina [Ecuador]
 1
No. 49
Floreana [Ecuador]
 1
No. 50
Isabela [Ecuador]
 1
No. 51
Islas las Aves [Venezuela]
 1
No. 52
Los Frailes [Venezuela]
 1
No. 53
Los Testigos [Venezuela]
 1
No. 54
Marchena [Ecuador]
 1
No. 55
Margarita [Venezuela]
 1
No. 56
Pinta [Ecuador]
 1
No. 57
Pinzon [Ecuador]
 1
No. 58
San Cristobal [Ecuador]
 1
No. 59
Santa Cruz [Ecuador]
 1
No. 60
Santa Fe [Ecuador]
 1
No. 61
Santiago (Galapagos Islands) [Ecuador]
 1
No. 62
Tobago [Trinidad & Tobago]
 1
No. 63
Trinidad [Trinidad & Tobago]
 1
No. 64
Trinidad & Tobago
 1