Iguana ,please I really can't decipher the meaning
Iguanas are basically a type of herbivore lizards from tropical areas.
Lizard? Are they dangerous?
Nope, like I said iguanas are herbivores and therefore only eat plant life.
OK that's good
Yup, they were discovered quite a while ago too, as they were described as early as 1768 by Josephus Nicolaus.
What other type of lizard specie are there?
and endangered due to habitat destruction, introduced feral predators, hunting, and hybridization with introduced green iguanas.
The word "iguana" is derived from the original Taino name for the species, "iwana".
In addition to the two species in the genus "Iguana", several other related genera in the same family have common names of the species including the word "iguana".
Anatomy and physiology.
Iguanas can range from in length, including their tail. The two species of lizard within the
, and a single decaying carcass can attract several from away. A dragon is capable of consuming a carcass in 17 minutes.
Around 2 percent of lizard species, including many iguanids, are herbivores. Adults of these species eat plant parts like flowers, leaves, stems and fruit, while juveniles eat more insects. Plant parts can be hard to digest and as they get closer to adulthood, juvenile iguanas eat faeces from adults to acquire the microflora necessary for their transition to a plant-based diet. Perhaps the most