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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.
Genetic analysis indicates that the green iguana may comprise a complex of multiple species, some of which have been recently described, but the Reptile Database considers all of these as subspecies of the green iguana. [7] [8] The word "iguana" is derived from the original Taino name for the species, iwana. [9]
Most iguanas are arboreal, living in trees, but some species tend to be more terrestrial, which means they prefer the ground. Iguanas are typically herbivores and their diets vary based on what plant life is available within their habitat. Iguanas across many species remain oviparious, and exhibit little to no parental care when their eggs ...
The green iguana, the Mexican iguana, and the spinytail iguana were originally brought to South Florida from Central and South America. They're considered an invasive species and they've become ...
Green iguanas have no natural predators in Taiwan and have moved into areas that can be difficult to access, mostly forests and the edges of towns. Males can grow to 2 feet (6.6 feet) long, weigh ...
Green iguanas in captivity are known carriers of E. coli and salmonella bacteria.
Iguanas: Scientific Name Common Name Distribution Status Ctenosaura similis: Black or Black Spinytail Iguana: San Andrés and Providencia Islands [8] Iguana iguana: Green Iguana: Amazon region, Caribbean and Pacific coastal regions, Inter-Andean valleys
The green thornytail iguana (Uracentron azureum) is an arboreal species of lizard from the Amazon rainforest and forests in the Guiana Shield. It is found in Colombia , Guyana , Suriname , French Guiana , northeastern Peru , southern Venezuela , and northern Brazil .