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One of the Longest Reptiles
By: JL
Iguanas are in the reptile family
Their scientific name is iguana iguana iguana.
It is one of the best known reptiles
It is popular in zoos and with private reptile keepers
It has spikes on its back for
it to look tough.
Its tail is twice the size of
its head.
It is one meter tall.
They weigh 8 pounds
In mating season they
change color
It has a bright green scaly
body with black stripes on
its tail.
They can be between four
and six feet long
(including the tail)
Long fingers and claws
Habitat
Green iguanas live in:
•rainforests,
•drier, costal areas.
•lower regions, where
temperatures are warm
•Iguanas spend most of
their time in the rain forest
canopy
• they blend in very nicely
with their surroundings
•They are mostly found
from Mexico to Brazil
Climate
•Since Iguanas live
in rainforests,
They like warm
climates with
temperatures of 80
to 90 degrees.
•They need high
humidity
•The climate of south
Florida is perfect
•In their climate it
rains 9 to 30 feet of
rain fall each year
Iguana Food
Iguanas are
omnivores
because they
eat birds
They eat
insects
They eat
bugs
They eat
berries
And they
also eat leaves
off of trees
predator
Hawk
human
prey
squirrel
Bird
Mouse
Insects
There are four
levels in the
rain forest
Iguanas live
on two of the
levels
Their
landform is
mostly all
trees
The female digs a
tunnel in the
ground
They don’t get
taken care of when
they are babies
Female iguanas
have 17-76 eggs
The record is 19
years in captivity
It smells and tastes
with it’s tongue
It has a third eye to see
shadows of predators
It can sleep under
water for more than an
hour
It has no internal
temperature control
It stores fat under it’s
neck and jaw
Physical Adaptation
It has thick skin to
keep moisture in
They can run and
swim fast
They can loose their
tail when they are
caught
Their tail grows back
when caught
Long claws to help
grab things.
Long tails snap as a
defense
Green color helps it
camouflage
Behavioral Adaptations
lies in the sun to warm it’s body
temperature
stays in the canopy to be safe
from predators
it uses camouflage to hide in the
trees
it has a dewlap to make it look it
bigger
Iguanas stare at your eyes to
determine how to behave
When they are relaxed they lay
down, blink, and lick
It’s nickname is called
chicken of the tree
It can fall forty to fifty
feet without getting
hurt
It communicates by
hissing
They can dive forty to
fifty feet in the water
They can lose a tail and
grow one smaller
They stop eating when
they start to shed