Green iguana
Iguana iguana
CommonPhoto: Aatu Dorochenko · CC BY-SA 4.0
Reptileherbivore
The green iguana is a big, tree-dwelling lizard that mostly munches on plants. It lives across the Americas, from Mexico down to Brazil and Paraguay. These sun-loving reptiles have become unwelcome guests in many warm regions around the world.
- Spends most of its time in trees to stay safe and soak up sunlight.
- Originally from the Americas but now found in tropical areas worldwide.
- Despite the name, its color can range from bright green to grayish.
RainforestForestNorth AmericaSouth America
Read more on WikipediaAt a glance
- Classification
- Reptile
- Scientific name
- Iguana iguana
- Habitat
- Rainforest, Forest
- Regions in this directory
- North America, South America
- Diet
- herbivore
- Relative size
- large
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern (LC)
