{"topic_id":"evidence_exotic_iguana_nutrition","category":"evidence","context":"---\ntopic_id: evidence_exotic_iguana_nutrition\ncategory: evidence\ntitle: \"Pet green iguana (Iguana iguana) — diet & nutrition — representative studies (Europe PMC)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"Europe PMC REST search (europepmc.org), query '(green iguana OR Iguana iguana OR pet iguana) AND (diet OR nutrition OR feeding OR husbandry)', 471 hits, pulled 2026-07-22\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/evidence/europepmc_evidence_exotic_iguana_nutrition_2026-07-22.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-22\ntokens_estimated: 260\nverification:\n  method: substring_match\n  claims: 30\n  passed: 30\n  date: 2026-07-22\nsource_document: \"Veterinary / medical evidence (guideline or study) — PMID 40836906\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"Europe PMC\"\n  title: \"Pet green iguana (Iguana iguana) — diet & nutrition — representative studies (Europe PMC)\"\n  url: \"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40836906/\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-07-22\"\n  ref: \"PMID 40836906\"\n  doc_type: \"official PDF\"\n  needs_review: false\n---\n\n# Pet green iguana (Iguana iguana) — diet & nutrition — representative studies (Europe PMC)\nSource: Europe PMC (Europe PubMed Central) REST search, query \"(green iguana OR Iguana iguana OR pet iguana) AND (diet OR nutrition OR feeding OR husbandry)\", 471 hits (2026-07-22). Each entry is a first-hand peer-reviewed study; the abstract opening is quoted verbatim. 6 representative studies below (filtered for species + nutrition relevance).\n\n1. PMID 40836906 — Marine iguanas have lower metabolic rates during El Niño. (The Journal of experimental biology, 2025). Abstract (opening): The Galápagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus), the world's only marine lizard, feeds predominantly on algae. Owing to warming waters and reduced upwelling, algal abundance \n2. PMID 39905445 — Ultrastructural studies distinguish skin diversities among Galápagos iguanas. (Biology direct, 2025). Abstract (opening): Iguanas exhibit diverse colors and behaviors reflecting evolutionarily adaptation to various habitats; in particular, the Galápagos iguanas represent unique color morphologies with\n3. PMID 39756953 — Colostomies for two lizards with cloacal prolapse. (The Journal of veterinary medical science, 2025). Abstract (opening): Two captive-bred lizards, a Western spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura pectinata) and a bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps), were evaluated for anorexia and absence of feces. The iguana\n4. PMID 38804667 — High sugar diet alters immune function and the gut microbiome in juvenile green iguanas (Iguana iguana). (The Journal of experimental biology, 2024). Abstract (opening): The present work aimed to study whether a high sugar diet can alter immune responses and the gut microbiome in green iguanas. Thirty-six iguanas were split into four treatment grou\n5. PMID 38186316 — Cardiovascular responses and the role of the neurohumoral cardiac regulation during digestion in the herbivorous lizard Iguana iguana. (The Journal of experimental biology, 2024). Abstract (opening): Carnivorous reptiles exhibit an intense metabolic increment during digestion, which is accompanied by several cardiovascular adjustments responsible for meeting the physiological d\n6. PMID 41600686 — Biochemical and Hepatic Determinants of Reproductive Failure in Reptiles: A Review of Dystocia Pathophysiology and Management. (Veterinary sciences, 2025). Abstract (opening): Dystocia represents a multifactorial and clinically significant reproductive disorder affecting a broad spectrum of reptilian species. Commonly resulting from prolonged vitellogene\n\nNote: study selection and synthesis are left to the API consumer; this topic only surfaces primary sources with verbatim abstract openings.\n\nSource text: `pdf-raw/evidence/europepmc_evidence_exotic_iguana_nutrition_2026-07-22.txt` (Europe PMC REST + PubMed efetch, 2026-07-22).\n","sources":["Europe PMC — Pet green iguana (Iguana iguana) — diet & nutrition — representative studies (Europe PMC) (retrieved 2026-07-22)"],"source":{"authority":"Europe PMC","title":"Pet green iguana (Iguana iguana) — diet & nutrition — representative studies (Europe PMC)","url":"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40836906/","retrieved":"2026-07-22","ref":"PMID 40836906","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"Veterinary / medical evidence (guideline or study) — PMID 40836906","verification_file":"pdf-raw/evidence/europepmc_evidence_exotic_iguana_nutrition_2026-07-22.txt"},"source_document":"Veterinary / medical evidence (guideline or study) — PMID 40836906","source_file":"pdf-raw/evidence/europepmc_evidence_exotic_iguana_nutrition_2026-07-22.txt","tokens_estimated":260,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}