Iguana (/ ɪˈɡwɑːnə /, [4][5] Spanish: [iˈɣwana]) is a genus of herbivorous lizards that are native to tropical areas of Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.

The Iguanidae is a family of lizards composed of the iguanas, chuckwallas, and their prehistoric relatives, [1] including the widespread green iguana. Iguanidae is thought to be the sister group to the collared lizards (family Crotaphytidae).

Iguania is an infraorder of squamate reptiles that includes iguanas, chameleons, agamids, and New World lizards like anoles and phrynosomatids.

6 days ago · Scarpetta, who has been enamored with salamanders, snakes and lizards since before high school, continues to analyze genome-wide data for Iguanian lizards to learn more about their evolutionary relationships and to infer their …

6 days ago · Iguanas are herbivorous lizards native to tropical areas of North, Central, and South America, and the Caribbean. These intelligent and beautiful creatures come in a variety of …

6 days ago · iguana, any of eight genera and roughly 30 species of the larger members of the lizard family Iguanidae. The name iguana usually refers only to the members of the subfamily Iguaninae. The best-known species is the common, or green, iguana (Iguana iguana), which occurs from Mexico southward to Brazil.

The green iguana (Iguana iguana) is a large, arboreal herbivorous species of lizard of the genus iguana, native to Central and South America. The green iguana ranges over a large geographic area, from southern Brazil and Paraguay to as far north as Mexico and the Caribbean Islands.

Iguanids (sensu stricto) are dis­trib­uted through­out much of trop­i­cal Amer­ica, up into south­ern tem­per­ate North Amer­ica, through­out the An­tilles, on the Gal·pagos, and in Fiji. The true igua­nas are among the largest of the igua­ni­ans, rang­ing from 14 cm snout-vent length (Dip­sosaurus) to more than two me­ters in Iguana iguana.

About 10 genera of iguanids are found in the United States, where they are by far the most conspicuous lizards of the American Southwest. Iguanids are made up of eight subfamilies: Corytophaninae, Crotaphytinae, Hoplocercinae, Iguaninae, Oplurinae, Phrynosomatinae, Polychrotinae, and Tropidurinae.

Dec 13, 2019 · Iguanas are cold-blooded, egg-laying animals and are some of the largest lizards found in the Americas. Their size, color, behavior, and unique adaptations vary depending on the species. Some, like the Fiji banded iguana, are bright green with white or light blue bands while others have dull colors.