Iguana

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An iguana is a large lizard native to Central and South America, recognizable by its distinctive appearance including a crest of spines running down its back. Iguanas are significant in their ecosystems as herbivores and serve as important indicators of environmental health, while also being popular as exotic pets worldwide.

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Green iguana nephrology: a review of diagnostic techniques.ReviewThe veterinary clinics of North America. Exotic animal practice · 2003Hernandez-Divers SJDOI: 10.1016/s1094-9194(02)00025-7
Iguana iguana: a model species for studying the ontogeny of behavior/hormone interactions.ReviewThe Journal of experimental zoology. Supplement : published under auspices of the American Society of Zoologists and the Division of Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry · 1990Phillips JADOI: 10.1002/jez.1402560434
Allergy to iguana.The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology · 2000Kelso JM, Fox RW, Jones RT et al.DOI: 10.1067/mai.2000.108432
The ultrastructural features of the infundibulum of the green iguana, Iguana iguana.Journal of morphology · 2023Harrylal CA, Lensink AV, Gupta SK et al.DOI: 10.1002/jmor.21644
Allergy to iguana.Allergologia et immunopathologia · 2008González-Delgado P, Soriano Gomis V, Bartolomé B et al.DOI: 10.1016/s0301-0546(08)75229-7
Mycobacterium marinum Infection after Iguana Bite in Costa Rica.Emerging infectious diseases · 2023Mah J, Walding K, Liang B et al.DOI: 10.3201/eid2906.230062
Iguana bite-induced hypersensitivity reaction.Archives of dermatology · 2003Levine EG, Manilov A, McAllister SC et al.DOI: 10.1001/archderm.139.12.1658
Cranial anatomy of the Galápagos marine iguana Amblyrhynchus cristatus (Squamata: Iguanidae).Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007) · 2022Paparella I, Caldwell MWDOI: 10.1002/ar.24797

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Commons category: Iguana
taxon name: Iguana

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Contents

Anatomy and physiology
Parietal eye
Skull morphology and diet
Reproduction
Mating/courtship
Phylogeny
Extant species
Subspecies
As food
Ecology
References
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thumb|A male green iguana

Iguana (, ) is a genus of herbivorous lizards that are native to tropical areas of Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. The genus was first described by Austrian naturalist J.N. Laurenti in 1768. Two species are placed in the genus: The green iguana, which is widespread throughout its range and a popular pet; and the Lesser Antillean iguana, which is native to the Lesser Antilles. Genetic analysis indicates that the green iguana may comprise a complex of multiple species, some of which have been recently described, but the Reptile Database considers all of these as subspecies of the green iguana.