Green Iguana
Iguana iguana
Reptilia
COMMON
Stats
- Lifespan
- 10-20 yrs
- Size
- Large
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Social
- Solitary
- Biome
- Tropical rainforest
- Range
- Central and South America
- Movement
- Climbing
- Breeding
- Egg-laying
- Defense
- Camouflage
- Status
- Common
About
A large arboreal lizard native to Central and South America, the green iguana sports a prominent dewlap and a row of dorsal spines. It has a third 'parietal' eye on top of its head — a photoreceptive organ that detects shifts in light and shadow.
Life cycle
- 1.hatchlingA miniature lizard cuts itself free from its egg and starts hunting tiny insects within days.
- 2.juvenileA juvenile sheds repeatedly as it grows, often duller-colored than adults and quick to dart for cover.
- 3.adultFully grown with adult coloration and size.
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Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Iguanidae
- Genus
- Iguana
- Species
- Iguana iguana