The Iguanoid as described in Branton's uncredited "A-Z of Alien Species" reptilian-hierarchy taxonomy.
Think About It’s Alien Type Summary
Iguanas | Iguanoids
The Iguanoids are a small, dangerous “sorcerer caste” entry within the broader reptilian-hierarchy genre of UFO conspiracy literature — squat, iguana-featured humanoids reportedly seen in black hooded robes, credited with witchcraft and mind control rather than physical combat. The entry has circulated online for decades in near-identical wording, but almost everything beyond its original one-paragraph description turns out to be invented. This page keeps what actually traces back to a named source and removes what doesn’t.
Name: Iguanas | Iguanoids
AKA: Not attested in the source material. “The Sorcerers,” “Cloaked Saurians,” and “Hooded Reptiles” do not appear in Branton’s original description or any other source checked for this entry and have been removed rather than presented as established aliases.
Location – Home System: Not specified for this type in the original source. Branton’s compiled taxonomy places the broader reptilian hierarchy in and around Alpha Draconis and the Orion “Unholy Six” star systems generally, but does not assign the Iguanoids a specific home system. A “Bellatrix” origin and “Alpha Draconis” pairing were invented for this entry and have been removed. (Corrected — see Researcher’s Notes.)
Distance from Earth: Not specified in the source material.
Attitude: Described in the source as extremely dangerous and hateful toward humans and toward lower-ranking reptiloids such as “Greys.”
Motives: Not specified beyond the source’s general description of witchcraft, sorcery, and mind control “against their enemies.” Specific framings like “psychic vampirism” and “energetic suppression of human consciousness” do not appear in the source and have been removed. (Corrected — see Researcher’s Notes.)
Physical Appearance: Roughly 4–5 feet tall, iguana-like in features but humanoid in configuration, per the source.
- Average Height: Approximately 4–5 ft. tall, per the source — the one physical measurement actually given.
- Average Weight: Not specified in any source. (Removed — see Researcher’s Notes.)
- Body Temperature: Not specified in any source. (Removed — see Researcher’s Notes.)
- Pulse/Respiration: Not specified in any source. (Removed — see Researcher’s Notes.)
- Blood Pressure: Not specified in any source. (Removed — see Researcher’s Notes.)
- Life Expectancy: Not specified in any source. (Removed — see Researcher’s Notes.)
- Diet: Not specified in any source. (Removed — see Researcher’s Notes.)
- Hair: Not specified in any source.
- Skin: Not specified in the source beyond a general “saurian” description. Specific coloring (“dark green to black, pebbled texture”) does not appear in the source and has been removed.
- Eyes: Not specified in any source.
Other Physical Information: Described in the source as saurian in feature with a visible tail, generally concealed beneath black hooded robes.
Special Traits and Abilities: The source credits this type with witchcraft, sorcery, and mind control used against enemies. Specific claims of pheromonal “paralysis of will” and advanced night vision do not appear in any source and have been removed. (Corrected — see Researcher’s Notes.)
Communication Type: Not specified beyond the source’s general reference to mind control.
Origin: Not specified for this type beyond its place in a broader reptiloid hierarchy described in the source material. A specific claim of sightings in “deep-level limestone cavern systems of the American Southwest” does not appear in any source and has been removed. (Corrected — see Researcher’s Notes.)
Life Form Type: Described in the broader source material as part of the “serpent race.”
Subspecies: None given in the source. “The Hooded Magus” and “The Saurian Scout” do not appear in any source and have been removed. (Corrected — see Researcher’s Notes.)
Most Common Species: Not specified in the source. “The Bellatrix Shadow-Caster” does not appear in any source and has been removed. (Corrected — see Researcher’s Notes.)
Level of Species: No such grading system appears anywhere in the source material. “Grade 4 – Interdimensional Technomancers” was invented for this entry and has been removed. (Corrected — see Researcher’s Notes.)
Habits: Described in the broader source material as cavern-dwelling, in keeping with the general reptiloid lore this entry belongs to.
Transportation Type: Not specified in any source. “Interdimensional phasing” and “Black Cube” craft do not appear in any source and have been removed. (Corrected — see Researcher’s Notes.)
Witnesses Reports: None. No individual contact or abduction account naming this specific type was found in any source checked. This entry originates entirely from a compiled taxonomic description, not from witness testimony. (Corrected — see Researcher’s Notes.)
Special Features/Characteristics: A visible tail, per the source, generally concealed beneath robes. A specific claim of paralysis induced through direct eye contact does not appear in any source and has been removed.
Summary/Description: The source describes this type as occasionally seen in black hooded robes concealing saurian features including a tail; reported as extremely dangerous and hateful toward humans; and, like other branches of the “serpent race” in this literature, credited with witchcraft, sorcery, and mind control against their enemies. It is described as a dimension-hopping sorcerer or priest class among reptiloid species.
Related Cases: Part of the same broader reptilian-hierarchy taxonomy previously covered in this archive’s Hu-Brid and Hybrid Reptilians entries. No connection to any named contact or abduction case.
DETAILED REPORT
The Iguanoids entry traces to a self-published, uncredited internet compilation commonly attributed to “Branton” — a pseudonym long associated with Dulce Base and reptilian-hierarchy conspiracy material circulated online since the 1990s. The specific text is part of an “A-Z of Alien Species” list (mirrored at ufos-aliens.co.uk and elsewhere) that runs through dozens of alleged extraterrestrial and subterranean types — Gypsies, Hav-Musuvs, Hybrids, Nagas, Pleiadeans, Sirians, and more — with no named witnesses, dates, or investigators cited for any individual entry. The Iguanoid description itself is brief: a small, iguana-featured, humanoid-configured being, roughly 4–5 feet tall, sometimes seen in black hooded robes concealing a tail, reported as dangerous and hateful, and credited with witchcraft and mind control as a “priest” or “sorcerer” class within a larger reptiloid hierarchy.
That single paragraph is the entirety of what any source actually says about this type. This site’s own archive has carried a version of that same paragraph since at least 2020, essentially unchanged from Branton’s original wording — confirming it as established (if unverifiable) lore for this database rather than a recent addition. Everything else in the previous version of this page — a specific home star system, quantified biometrics, a named subspecies structure, a numbered “Level” classification, a “Black Cube” craft, and an elaborate mechanism of pheromonal “vibrational paralysis” — does not appear in Branton’s text or in any other source located during this review. No named witnesses, investigators, or abduction cases were found describing this type specifically; “reports from deep-cavern explorers” and “high-profile abduction cases” were not attributable to any actual account.
This pattern — a short, vague, uncredited base description expanded with invented technical detail and false-authority phrasing like “researchers suggest” or “according to advanced research” — is exactly the kind of unsourced elaboration this audit exists to catch. The corrected entry below keeps Branton’s original description intact and clearly marks everything else as unsourced.
RESEARCHER’S NOTES
The Iguanoids — Reptilian Hierarchy Lore and Invented Precision
- Classification correction: This entry previously carried a full set of fabricated biometrics (weight, body temperature, pulse, blood pressure, life expectancy, diet), an invented home system (Bellatrix/Alpha Draconis), invented subspecies (“Hooded Magus,” “Saurian Scout”), an invented “Most Common Species” label (“The Bellatrix Shadow-Caster”), an invented numbered classification (“Grade 4 – Interdimensional Technomancers”), and an invented craft type (“Black Cube”). None of these appear in Branton’s original text or anywhere else. All have been removed or marked as unsourced.
- Source chain assessment: The entry traces to Branton’s uncredited “A-Z of Alien Species” compilation, which itself names no primary witnesses or investigators for the Iguanoid entry specifically. This is compiled internet taxonomy, not an investigated case — there is no chain of named sources to audit beyond the one document.
- Evidentiary weight: Effectively none. This is speculative genre lore, not a documented sighting, contact, or abduction case, and should be presented to readers as such.
- Pattern context: Fits the broader “reptilian hierarchy” conspiracy genre — a caste system of soldier, worker, and priest/sorcerer reptiloids — already covered in this archive’s Hu-Brid and Hybrid Reptilians entries, which share the same uncredited taxonomic lineage.
- Geographic/historical context: The compiled document this entry comes from is tied to 1990s–2000s internet Dulce Base (New Mexico) conspiracy culture and has been mirrored across UFO conspiracy sites with little variation for over two decades.
Strip away the invented biometrics, home system, subspecies, and craft details, and what’s left of the Iguanoids is one short, uncredited paragraph describing a small, robed, iguana-featured sorcerer-class reptiloid — genre folklore with no named witness behind it. That paragraph is worth preserving as part of the reptilian-hierarchy literature this archive documents; the fabricated precision built up around it is not.
“a dimension-hopping sorcerer or priest class among the reptiloid species.”



