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The green iguana (Iguana iguana), also known as the American iguana or the common green iguana, is a large, arboreal, mostly herbivorous species of lizard of the genus Iguana. Usually, this animal is simply called the iguana. The green iguana ranges over a large geographic area; it is native from southern Brazil and Paraguay as far north as Mexico.
A male green iguana. Iguana (/ ɪ ˈ ɡ w ɑː n ə /, [4] [5] Spanish:) is a genus of herbivorous lizards that are native to tropical areas of Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. The genus was first described by Austrian naturalist J.N. Laurenti in 1768. [6]
Some iguanas like I. iguana have spread from their native regions of Central and South America into many Pacific Islands, and even to Fiji, Japan, and Hawai'i, due to the exotic pet trade and illegal introductions into the ecosystems. [5] Other iguanas, like the Galapagos pink iguana (C. marthae) are endemic only to specific regions on the ...
Taiwan plans to cull up to 120,000 green iguanas, with supporters urging humane methods to bring down the animal’s population, which is wreaking havoc on the island’s agricultural sector.
Marine Iguanas are the only marine lizard species in the world found only in the Galápagos Islands. They can dive as deep as 30m (98 feet) and hold their breath for 30-40 minutes.
Iguana iguana: Green iguana, common iguana: Whiptails Species Common name(s) Notes Image Cnemidophorus vanzoi: St Lucia whiptail, Vanzo's whiptail: Vulnerable. Endemic. The only Cnemidophorus species found in the Caribbean. Extirpated from the main island and now only native to the small islets of Maria Major and Maria Minor, with fewer than ...
Green iguanas in captivity are known carriers of E. coli and salmonella bacteria.
Iguanas and Anolids Species Common name(s) Notes Image Anolis aeneus: Bronze anole: Anolis richardii: Grenada tree anole: Iguana iguana: Green iguana, common iguana: Whiptails Species Common name(s) Notes Image Ameiva ameiva: Giant ameiva: Found throughout the Grenadines. Microteiids (Gymnophthalmidae) Species Common name(s) Notes Image Bachia ...