Talk:Green iguana

message: The last photo, is not a green iguana? Or is it?
This isnt a green Iguana? Its a Gecko.. PLease some on else help me out
I thought people eat them. bleck. Its Mitternacht90 not logged in.
Is there a credible source on the 29 year age record for this? I had a vet that specilized in reptiles for years be astounded at my 13-year-old captive iguana, saying it's the oldest captive specimen he's heard of.
I'd say that Vet hasn't seen very many iguanas then! --Mike Searson 23:47, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Who the heck entered the line, they escape in their Madcat Mech??? First of all, a Madcat Mech is a fictional, walking tank from the Battletech universe, and I dont think an Iguana would know how to pilot one. Also, iguanas are the main cause of the destruction of the rainforest in Mongolia??? Mongolia is a mountainous region, last I heard, lots of mountain goats, but no reptiles. I am not an expert in herpetology but I THINK those two sentences are not right.
: Oh gee, you think? It's called vandalism. It happens a lot in an open resource like this. Welcome to Wikipedia - glad you could make it. And thanks for the note about Madcat Mechs being fictional - I never would have guessed. Thank God for you. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 206.223.180.110 (talk) 10:28, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I removed the Madcat Mech, as that's just fake, and I don't believe there are any rainforests in Mongolia, not to mention, I don't believe many iguanas live there. Lone Lobo 08:57, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Madcat Mech???? 

message: The sidebar lists the Green Iguana as "least concern", yet in the body of the article it states that they are considered to be "threatened" because of their status as a throwaway pet. Can anyone shed some light on this? Other than the fact they are green and totally rule, I don't know anything about Iguanas. --206.223.180.110 10:30, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Threatened? 

message: --Adio11 04:50, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Reverse Editing

message: The captivity section is largely unencyclopedic in its tone and has a lot of subtle POV statements. It's important to note that Wikipedia is not a guide for chosing the right pet for you. Atropos
:Moved section on captivity to its own lemma at Green Iguana in captivity. Lycaon 12:45, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Unencyclopedic

message: I've done alot of work to this piece over the weekend.  I'm ready to pull the "Godzilla" stuff unless we can get that sourced, according to the Wiki article, IMDB, and Godzilla fansites the animals in question are Marine iguanas not Green iguanas (I have not seen the movie so I don't know which is correct).--Mike Searson 13:39, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rewrite 

message: The article is quite well written and interesting. I believe it meets the Good Article criteria, and can be promoted pending one major issue resolution. Please find a source for the Godzilla movie information, or remove it if it in fact turns out to be a marine iguana and not a green iguana. Other than this, the article looks very good, quite well sourced, and includes useful photographs. Cheers! Dr. Cash 04:32, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Article looks good, and will be listed. Good work! Dr. Cash 04:48, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: GA Review

message: Consider adding, when angry lashing at people, etc. with the tail? Mine used to do that when people it didn't like tried to touch it. Repeated, powerful strokes with the whole length of its tail. Alpha Ralpha Boulevard 04:43, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It's here: Green_Iguana#Anatomy_and_morphology second paragraph.--Mike Searson 05:34, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, I see, good. It's small potatoes, but reading the "Behavior" section might lead a reader to think that the iguana's only defense is to posture and bluff. Perhaps this part of the sentence might be moved to the "Behavior" section? "Their whiplike tails can be used to deliver painful strikes..."  As an owner, I for one, was very surprised to see it attack someone. So it's not common knowledge. At least to the ignorant. Lol. Alpha Ralpha Boulevard 07:58, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

text: Perfect! Alpha Ralpha Boulevard 21:54, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Behavior

message: I think the major elements from the Captivity article are here.  I would not be against moving more from that article here as I've worked on both and the primary author for the captivity article has contributed to both.  However, I don't want to do that right now for a few reasons.  Here are my reccomendatins before doing it:
* Green Iguana in captivity finishes going through text cleanup
* Green iguana in captivity makes use of more print sources as opposed to web based articles.
* Green iguana in captivity gets promoted to GA status, or at the very least gets reviewed and the reviewer reccomends a merge.
My ultimate goal is to get Green Iguana promoted to Featured Status.  So I'd rather work on the captivity article and improve it...then do the merge.  Make sense?--Mike Searson 14:45, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge with Green Iguana in Captivity 

message: I think this should be the main pic.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.142.149.92 (talk) 00:31, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  main picture 

message: In this entry, three general categories that I would add are Bites to humans and animals, Interactions with humans and livestock (disease, livestock interaction, culture, and art significance) and Social Behavior. Since green iguanas are a very big part of animal trade, it would be useful to discuss the effects of their bite on humans, specifically for their owner’s sake. Likewise, the page would benefit from a passage explaining its interactions with humans and livestock and how it can spread disease (briefly covered in short passage about salmonella transmission but more depth would be appreciated!) as this would also relate to human handling of iguanas. A conversation about how livestock may be impact since the iguana is an invasive specie can also be expanded upon. It can also maybe explain why these iguanas are so popular as they may play an artistic or culture role. Lastly, adding a social behavior section would allow for a discussion of adult socialization which can educate readers about captive green iguanas and what environment they would best thrive in. While this page doesn’t exist as a guide for owners, since the green iguana is so involved in the global animal trade, it is significant and relevant for this information to be included. 
Overall though, this is a thorough, well written article that I think would become even better with some polishing.
 Joshuachenwustl (talk) 03:02, 24 September 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Missing Categories/expanding on current topics? 

message: Is the claim that there are only 2 species of iguanas (proper) and not 17, based solely on the one mtDNA study cited -- and if so is this universally accepted in the field despite such dramatic physiological distinctions (and therefore significant nuclear DNA divergence)?
There's a tendency in Wikipedia science articles for the latest (sometimes trendy, sometimes controversial, sometimes socio-politically motivated) "proof" to be presented as gospel dispelling previous "errors" -- which certainly needs to be avoided.
If the mtDNA study was published only in 2006 it seems hardly likely there has been time for a universal consensus to emerge in herpetology.
Likewise this statement is highly suspect, as inter-breeding ability is absolutely no disqualifier for species distinction (cama, liger, et al.!) -- and the horns could occasionally appear in other, actually-distinct species of iguana as an atavistic trait (or due to interbreeding, if those other populations are in the neighborhood):
"Green iguanas from Guatemala and southern Mexico have small horns on their snouts between their eyes and their nostrils, whereas others do not.[11] Naturalists once classified these iguanas as belonging to different subspecies (Iguana iguana rhinolopha); however, this classification has been found to be invalid as iguanas with similar nose projections appear randomly in other populations and interbreed freely with those that do not share this trait.[11][2]"
:No, we go by ITIS as the standard.  There have only been two species recognized since 1958.  The DNA study has nothing to do with that beyond confirming it(as lots of individuals believe that certain populations should have specific or subspecific status).  There is nothing "trendy" about it.  if you want to throw rocks at "junk science" articles, I suggest you go hang out on the toxicofera page.--Mike - Μολὼν λαβέ 12:56, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  MTDNA-Based Species Determination? 

message: I went ahead and changed the lede. New image has a full view of iguana and it's actually green. Bobisbob (talk) 16:45, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Lede looks the same to me, but that is a good pic!  Great job, Bob, beats the sickly looking pics people were trying to put up there!!  You'd be surprised how few of these guys stay green past 1 year!--Mike - Μολὼν λαβέ 17:18, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  lede change 

message: The hyperlink Colonization Success by Green Iguanas in Florida (number 24) follows to the different article, not related to preceding text.--Vicpeters (talk) 02:37, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wrong hyperlink 

message: There seem to a couple problems with this article:
* The distribution map doesn't agree with the text (especially regarding the Caribbean)
* There is no list of subspecies
Kaldari (talk) 21:43, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: There are no formally recognized subspecies.  However, historically variants of the species were misidentified as being a different species or subspecies.  There is a list of archaic terms in the taxo box.  The modern pet trade adds to this confusion by calling the variants with nose horns and the redder iguanas as different "species", but no scientist has ever made these claims.  As for the map...Iguana iguana is considered an invasive species in the caribbean, apart from the Lesser Antilles species of the same genus.  Maybe that is the reason?  Perhaps someone who knows how to make maps could put in red where it is considered an invasive species (Texas, Puerto Rico, Grand Cayman, Lesser antilles, Hawaii, etc)?--Mike - Μολὼν λαβέ 23:19, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  A couple problems 

message: I can't believe I have to write this about such minor edits, but:
- 'herbivore' is pronounced with an H sound. Every dictionary gives that. Ignoring that is just plain stupid. 'An herbivore' looks completely wrong to me.
- biological nomenclature is not typography, IGVANA would be the same name as iguana. Our mindless reverter shows no sign of understanding this. Perhaps he is complying with Wikipedia convention, but again he shows no sign of understanding this and would cite such if he did.
- if no later source copied Linnaeus's exact orthography, that shows the point above. Citing the earlier sources used by Linnaeus (which I did look at) is simply confused; neither of us can examine those, and surely they weren't Linnaean nomenclature, anyway, if they were before Linnaeus!
I fully expect no reply given the guy's apparent nature, and the fact he thinks he owns the article and doesn't need to discuss anything, but I'm just documenting my case. 73.242.3.106 (talk) 03:10, 3 May 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  The ignorance of 'Sumanuil'