Some day I want to get a pet iguana
That would be cool! The word Iguana is actually from the original name Taino, meaning iwana
I had no idea. My neighbors have one and is like a teal color
That is really cool! Iguana are actually lizards that live in areas of Mexico and Central America
yes!  they like the heat.  Which is why they need heat lamps when you own one.
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
explore the phylogenic history of the green iguana, scientists from El Salvador, Mexico and the United States studied animals collected from 17 different countries. The topology of phylogeny indicated that the species originated in South America and eventually radiated through Central America and the Caribbean. The study revealed no unique mitochondrial DNA haplotypes for subspecific status, but did indicate the deep lineage divergence between Central and South American populations.
The word "iguana" is derived from a Spanish form of the Taíno name for the species: "iwana". In