Iguana Iguana 

Green Iguana

Not native to Florida

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This large lizard is native to Central and South America and has become established in the coastal counties of South Florida and many of the Florida Keys. Non-native populations are also found in Hawaii and the the Rio Grande Valley of Texas.
Green iguanas are stout and up to 1.5 m (5 ft.) long from head to tail. They have a blunt snout and low crest along the back, long tapering tail and an extensible throat fan. Young iguanas are all green, adults can also have wide brown or blue-green bands. Can appear frightening and can run on hind legs, but they are actually docile herbivores.

Iguana Iguana is a member of the Iguanidae - Iguanas family.

For more information on this species, visit the following link:
University of Florida IFAS Extension page for iguanas

Date record last modified: Mar 04, 2011