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.
| Green iguana[1] | |
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| An adult Green Iguana in Costa Rica | |
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| A juvenile Green Iguana in Grand Cayman | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Iguanidae |
| Genus: | Iguana |
| Species: | I. iguana |
| Binomial name | |
| Iguana iguana | |
| Subspecies | |
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| Native range in green (does not include the recent colonization of Anguilla in 1995 following hurricanes); introduced range in red | |
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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.[6][7][8]
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