plasmodium iguanae plasmodium iguanae plasmodium iguanae is a parasite of the genus plasmodium. plasmodium iguanae scientific classification domain: eukaryota clade: diaphoretickes clade: sar clade: alveolata phylum: apicomplexa class: aconoidasida order: haemospororida family: plasmodiidae genus: plasmodium species: p. iguanae binomial name plasmodium iguanaetelford, 1980 like all plasmodium species p. iguanae has both vertebrate and insect hosts. the vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles. description the parasite was first described by telford in 1980. geographical occurrence this species is found in venezuela. clinical features and host pathology the only known host species is the green iguana lizard iguana iguana.