Green iguana
The green iguana or common iguana (Iguana iguana) is a lizard native to Central and South America and the Caribbean. It is an arboreal herbivorous species that belongs to the genus Iguana.
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| Green iguana at Baradidas Zoo, Venezuela | |
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Distribution
The green iguana ranges over a large geographic area, from southern Brazil and Paraguay as far north as Mexico. Also the Caribbean islands, especially Puerto Rico, where they are very common throughout the island; and in the United States in South Florida (including the Florida Keys), Hawaii, and the Rio Grande Valley of Texas.[2][3][4]
References
- "Iguana iguana (Linnaeus, 1758)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 4 September 2008.
- Swanson, Paul L (1950), "The Iguana: Iguana iguana iguana", Herpetolgica 6: 187–193
- Lazell, J.D. (1973), "The lizard genus Iguana in the Lesser Antilles", Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology(New York) 145: pp. 1–28
- Krysko, Kenneth L; Enge, Kevin M; Donlan, Ellen M; Seitz, Jason C (2007), "Distribution, Natural History, and Impacts of the Introduced Green Iguana in Florida", Iguana: Conservation, Natural History, and Husbandry of Reptiles(International Reptile Conservation Foundation) 14 (3): 142–151
Other websites
- Green Iguana Society Archived 2019-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
- Melissa Kaplan's Green Iguana Information Collection
- International Iguana Foundation
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