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.  

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.Swanson, Paul L (1950), "The Iguana: Iguana iguana iguana", Herpetolgica 6: 187–193Lazell, J.D. (1973), "The lizard genus Iguana in the Lesser Antilles", Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology(New York) 145: pp. 1–28Krysko, 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

References

Other websites
 Green Iguana Society 
 Melissa Kaplan's Green Iguana Information Collection
 International Iguana Foundation

Category:Iguania
Category:Reptiles of North America
Category:Reptiles of South America