An ocean (from Ancient Greek á½ ÎºÎµÎ±Î½ÏÏ, transc. OkeanÃ³s, the sea of classical antiquity[1]) is a body of saline water that composes much of a planet's hydrosphere.[2] On Earth, an ocean is one of the major conventional divisions of the World Ocean.
Iguanas are native to the jungles of central and south America, and the Caribbean. The iguana is a large docile species of lizard, meaning that iguanas are often a popular choice when keeping exotic pets.
species, lizards, genus, lizard, south and family. IGUANA, ig-wii'nft (Sp., from the Ilaitian name, iguana, hivana, yuana). A genus of trop ical American lizards, representing the family Iguanid:r. of which there are about 55 genera and 235 or more species.specially of the genus iguana, is very palatable, is sought by the natives of Cen tral and South America as food, and is sold in their markets in considerable quantity. One of the species most eaten is Iguana tubcrculata, repulsive looking lizard, with a high, dorsal, fringed ridge. and a large dewlap (see Plate).