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Description
The iguana is four to six feet
long. They
are green to brown to yellow. They weigh 15,20,10, or 40 pounds.
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Habitat
Iguanas live in North and
south America , rain forests, deserts, and the sea.
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Diet
They eat leaves, flowers, fruit,
insects, worms and other small animals.
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Life cycle
The female lays 20,70 eggs. The
cycle is egg, young iguana, adult.
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Interesting facts
They can fall 40-50 feet to the
ground with out getting hurt. Their predators are some large birds
of prey, foxes, rats, weasels, some snakes and people.
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They have short powerful limbs
equipped with strong sharp claws for climbing and digging. They use their powerful legs to
swim. |
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A large flap of skin called the dewlap hangs from the throat and helps
regulate body temperature. |
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Iguanas also have a prominent crest of
soft spines along the mid line of the neck and back, beginning at
the base of the skull. Young iguanas are pale blue-green with dark
ringed tails. |
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The iguana is widely hunted throughout
its range for its tender white flesh. |
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American natives refer to green iguana
as'' bamboo chicken''. |
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There are about 700 different species
in North, South and Central America. |
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