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[31] [32] No direct negative consequences on the blue iguana due to this introduction are known, but the mere presence of the green iguana confuses public attitudes and understanding. [ 1 ] [ 33 ] For example, the people of the island are told that blue iguanas are endangered and rare, but the green iguana looks very similar and are quite ...
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.
Cyclura lewisi — Blue iguana (Grant, 1940) Cyclura nubila — Cuban iguana (Gray, 1831) Cyclura nubila caymanensis — Lesser Caymans iguana (Barbour & Noble, 1916) Cyclura pinguis — Anegada ground iguana Barbour, 1917; Cyclura ricordii — Ricord's iguana (Duméril & Bibron, 1837) Cyclura rileyi — San Salvador iguana Stejneger, 1903
A member of the genus Iguana Iguana, lesser Antillean iguana (Iguana delicatissima) can reach SVL 43.4 cm (17.1 in), and mass 3.5 kg (7.7 lb). [103] The black iguana (Ctenosaura similis) and western spiny-tailed iguana (C. pectinata) are the largest species in the genus Ctenosaura, reaching a length in 1.3 m (4.3 ft). [104]
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]
The Lesser Antillean iguana (Iguana delicatissima) is a large arboreal lizard endemic to the Lesser Antilles.It is one of two species of lizard of the genus Iguana and is in severe decline due to habitat destruction, introduced feral predators, hunting, and hybridization with its introduced sister species, the green iguana (Iguana iguana).
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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.