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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 green iguana (Iguana iguana), also known as the American iguana, the common green iguana, or simply the iguana, is a large, arboreal, mostly herbivorous species of lizard of the genus Iguana. The species is native to a large geographic area, from southern Brazil and Paraguay as far north as Mexico.
A Fiji crested iguana in the Perth Zoo. The Fiji crested iguana is a large stocky lizard distinguished from the Fiji banded iguana by the presence of three narrow, cream to white colored bands on males, rather than the broader bluish bands of the latter species. [3] These whitish bands often have chevrons of black scales close to them.
Iguana Laurenti, 1768 – green and Lesser Antillean iguanas: Iguana delicatissima — Lesser Antillean iguana Laurenti, 1768; Iguana iguana — Green iguana (Linnaeus, 1758) Iguana iguana insularis — Grenadines horned iguana; Iguana iguana melanoderma — Saban black iguana; Iguana iguana sanctaluciae — St. Lucia Horned Iguana
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The feature that most easily distinguishes these two species is the large, round scale that the green iguana has below each ear hole but which the Lesser Antillean iguana lacks. The Lesser Antillean iguana varies in color between different island populations, but the base color tends to be gray, with green splotching on the underside. [5]
The Jamaican iguana is a large, heavy-bodied lizard, primarily green to salty blue in color with darker olive-green coloration on the shoulders. [4] Three dark broad chevrons extend from the base of the neck to the tail on the animal's back, with dark olive-brown zigzag spots. [4]