π¦Green iguana
The green iguana, also known as the American iguana or the common green iguana, is a large, arboreal, mostly herbivorous species of lizard of the genus Iguana. Usually, this animal is simply called the iguana. The green iguana ranges over a large geographic area; it is native from southern Brazil and Paraguay as far north as Mexico. It is highly invasive in many subtropical and tropical environments throughout the world.
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IUCN Red List assessment, 2022.
- Body mass
- 1.53 kg
- Body length
- not recorded
- Shoulder height
- not recorded
- Top speed
- not recorded
- Bite force
- not recorded
- Maximum lifespan
- 20 years
Everything we know about the Green iguana
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Body mass1.53 kgrecord 8.13 kg Β· ReptTraitsAnAgeDetails βHide β
data quality: acceptable
Record: largest individual on record
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Maximum lifespan20 yearsrecord 28 years Β· ReptTraitsAnAgeDetails βHide β
data quality: acceptable
Record: largest individual on record
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DietHerbivorousReptTraitsDetails βHide β
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Activity cycleDiurnalReptTraitsDetails βHide β
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VenomousNoReptTraitsDetails βHide β
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Snoutβvent length0.58 mmaximum recordedReptTraitsOther figures βHide β
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By sex
- Female0.32 mReptTraitsv1.2 (Oskyrko et al. 2024)
Volume l1.5 LaverageDetails βHide β
Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.
average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.
Not recorded for Green iguana yet: body length, shoulder height, top speed, bite force.
Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- βΊphylumChordata
- βΊclassSquamata
- βΊfamilyIguanidae
- βΊgenusIguana
- βΊspeciesIguana iguana
- orderLizards & snakes Β· Squamata
- suborderIguania
- subfamilyIguaninae
- genusIguana
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumChordata
- subphylumCraniata
- subphylumVertebrata
- superclassGnathostomata
- superclassSarcopterygii
- superclassTetrapoda
- orderSauria
- superorderLepidosauria
- orderLizards & snakes Β· Squamata
- suborderIguania
- subfamilyIguaninae
- genusIguana
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