iguana

     

Iguana is a genus of lizar native to tropical areas of Central and South America and the Caribbean first described by Austrian naturalist Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti in his book Specimen Medicum, Exhibens Synopsin Reptilium Emendatam cum Experimentis circa Venena in 1768. The genus iguana includes two species: the Green Iguana and the Lesser Antillean Iguana.

Trivia about iguana

  • Tennessee Williams could have told you this lizard is a taste treat in Mexico; it's even found in tamales
  • Tropical treasure traipsing here
  • The largest lizard found in the New World is the common, or green, species of this
  • At Tennessee Williams' house, it was always "The Night of" this tropical treat, the chicken of the trees
  • Richard Burton & Ava Gardner starred in the '64 film adaptation of Tennessee's "Night of" this arboreal lizard
  • Found in the Galapagos Islands, the marine species of this is the only lizard that uses the sea as a habitat
  • When disturbed, the 6-foot-long common species of this lizard will drop from its tree into water
  • (Alex reports from the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.) Darwin believed the shape of the mouth of this reptile might be an adaptation to its herbivorous diet

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