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Green Iguana

Description:

The Green Iguana or Common Iguana (Iguana iguana) is a large, arboreal herbivorous species of lizard of the genus Iguana native to Central and South America.

Habitat:

The native range of the Green Iguana extends from southern Mexico to central Brazil, Paraguay, and Bolivia and the Caribbean; Green Iguanas are diurnal, arboreal, and are often found near water.[11][12] Agile climbers, Iguana iguana can fall up to 50 feet (15 m) and land unhurt

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Scarletthdz
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Scarletthdz

Tabasco, Mexico

Spotted on Feb 18, 2008
Submitted on Feb 25, 2011

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