GROUPS OF IGUANAS CHUCKWALLAS GALÁPAGOS LAND IGUANAS DESERT IGUANAS MARINE IGUANAS ROCK IGUANAS FIJI IGUANAS SPINY-TAILED IGUANAS 4 GREEN IGUANAS
XCEPTIONAL REPTILES Iguanas are large lizards They have sharp claws Their long tails are like whips They use these to defend themselves Iguanas look frightening But they eat plants Iguana Basics Iguanas live in forests mountains and deserts Most are found in the Americas and the Caribbean Islands Marine iguanas live only on the Galápagos Islands Three kinds of iguanas are found in Fiji changes based on their surroundings In the morning an iguana’s scales are dark This lets them warm up in the sun Dark colors take in the sun’s heat better than light colors If an iguana gets too warm its scales change to a lighter color This helps it cool off Iguanas are reptiles Their body temperature 5
SPINY-TAILED Spiny-tailed iguanas are the smallest iguanas They are 5 to 39 inches 12 7 99 1 cm long BLUE IGUANAS Grand Cayman blue iguanas can weigh up 30 pounds 13 6 kg They are the heaviest iguanas GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS On Plaza Sur in the Galápagos marine and land iguanas sometimes mate Their babies are black with yellow stripes 6
WARM-WEATHER LIZARDS NORTH AMERICA GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS green iguana range GREEN IGUANAS Green iguanas can grow to seven feet 2 1 m in length 7 SOUTH AMERICA
