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Green Iguana
Iguana iguana
Least Concern reptile
Measurements
Shoulder Height
25 cm
10"
Body Length
1.5 m
4'11"
Weight
4.0 kg
9 lbs
About Green Iguana
The green iguana is one of the largest lizards in the Americas. Reaching 150cm including the tail and weighing up to 4 kg, they are popular exotic pets.
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Iguanidae
- Genus
- Iguana
Ecology
- Diet
- herbivore
- Habitat
- forest
- Continent
- South America, North America
Fun Fact
Green iguanas have a third "eye" on top of their head called a parietal eye that detects light and shadow.
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