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Scientific Name:
Iguana iguana

Classification :
Order : Squamata
Family : Iguanidae


Description & Behavior
:
Iguanas are diurnal, meaning that they are active during the day. They have good sense of hearing and smell, and superb vision. They have long fingers and claws to help them climb and grasp. They eat plants, especially leaves, fruits and insects. Iguanas lay many eggs at a time in holes in the ground called burrows. Clutch sizes of between 20-40 eggs are normal with an average sized female, and clutch sizes of more than 80 eggs, are reported with very large females. After female Iguanas lay the eggs, they leave them and when Iguana babies hatch, they grow up without care from their parents.

Habitat:
Tropical Rainforest, along watercourses such as rivers or streams

Similar Species :
Desert Iguanas, Black Iguanas etc.