Green Iguana
by Teresa Zieba
Title
Green Iguana
Artist
Teresa Zieba
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The green iguana (Iguana iguana), also known as the American iguana, is a large, arboreal, mostly herbivorous species of lizard of the genus Iguana. It is native to Central, South America, and the Caribbean. Usually, this animal is simply called the iguana.
Despite their name, green iguanas can come in different colors.
Green iguanas possess a row of spines along their backs and along their tails, which helps to protect them from predators. Their whip-like tails can be used to deliver painful strikes and like many other lizards, when grabbed by the tail, the iguana can allow it to break, so it can escape and eventually regenerate a new one. In addition, iguanas have a well developed dewlap, which helps regulate their body temperature. This dewlap is used in courtships and territorial displays.
Green iguanas have excellent vision, enabling them to detect shapes and motions at long distances.
Photographed in Zona Romantica, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Featured in the following FAA groups:
Animal Photographs - Mar 21, 2018
Wildlife - Mar 22, 2018
KINGDOM Animalia - Mar 23, 2018
Our 4-Legged Friends - Mar 25, 2018
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March 20th, 2018
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