Green iguana | |
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An adult Green Iguana in Costa Rica | |
A juvenile Green Iguana in Grand Cayman | |
Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Iguana |
Species: | Template:Taxonomy/IguanaI. iguana |
Binomial name | |
Iguana iguana | |
Subspecies | |
Native range in green (does not include the recent colonization of Anguilla in 1995 following hurricanes); introduced range in red | |
Synonyms | |
The green iguana or common iguana (Iguana iguana) is a lizard native to Central and South America and the Caribbean. It is an arboreal herbivorous species that belongs to the genus Iguana.
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