{"topic_id":"exotic_pet_profile_iguana","category":"exotic-pet-profile","context":"---\ntopic_id: exotic_pet_profile_iguana\ncategory: exotic-pet-profile\ntitle: \"Green iguana (Iguana iguana) — species profile (taxonomy, origin, lifespan, husbandry basics)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"Animal Diversity Web (animaldiversity.org, University of Michigan) — species account Iguana iguana\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/exotic-profile-2026/iguana.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-28\ntokens_estimated: 0\nverified: true\nverification: c1_substring\nsource_document: \"Animal Diversity Web species account (Iguana iguana)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"Animal Diversity Web (animaldiversity.org, University of Michigan)\"\n  title: \"Green iguana (Iguana iguana) — species profile (taxonomy, origin, lifespan, husbandry basics)\"\n  url: \"https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Iguana_iguana/\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-07-28\"\n  ref: \"ADW species account Iguana iguana\"\n  doc_type: \"expert species account (.edu, compiled from primary literature)\"\n  needs_review: false\n---\n\n# Green iguana (Iguana iguana) — species profile (taxonomy, origin, lifespan, husbandry basics)\nAuthoritative first-hand species account (Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan). All bullet facts are verbatim from the cited source and C1-substring verified.\n## Taxonomy & Classification\n- One of the best methods for iguanas to avoid predation is their cryptic coloration.\n## Natural History & Origin\n- and has been introduced into southern Florida and in Hawaii.\n- Upon hatching, the length of green iguanas ranges from 17 to 25 cm.\n- courtship, males may acquire a bright orange or gold hue, although coloration is still\n## Habitat\n- Green Iguanas are arboreal lizards that live high in the tree canopy.\n- Although preferring an arboreal (forested) environment, they\n- Like many other animals, green iguanas also suffer from habitat destruction.\n## Size\n- Iguana iguana (Common Green Iguana) | INFORMATION | Animal Diversity Web\n- have water around as they are excellent swimmers and will dive beneath the water to\n- Within three years, a young, 12 gram hatchling iguana can become a 1 kg adult (de\n## Lifespan\n- Iguanas can live for more than 20 years in captivity, although wild iguanas are thought\n- Improper housing and nutrition can shorten a captive iguana's lifespan.\n- Referring to an animal that lives in trees; tree-climbing.\n## Behavior & Social Structure\n- mood, temperature, health, or social status.\n- structure, which is used in territorial defense or when the animal is frightened.\n- During the breeding season, males become territorial and display head bobbing, dewlap\n## Reproduction\n- become more uniform in color with age, whereas the young may appear more blotchy or\n- The young, with higher need for protein,\n- Most green iguanas reach sexual maturity between three and four years of age, although\n## Diet\n- will be darker, helping the lizard to absorb heat from sunlight.\n- to reflect the sun rays and minimizing the heat absorbed.\n- This fleshy structure also serves in heat absorption and dissipation when it is extended.\n","sources":["exotic-pet-profile — Green iguana (Iguana iguana) — species profile (taxonomy, origin, lifespan, husbandry basics) (retrieved 2026-07-28)"],"source":{"authority":"exotic-pet-profile","title":"Green iguana (Iguana iguana) — species profile (taxonomy, origin, lifespan, husbandry basics)","url":"https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Iguana_iguana/","retrieved":"2026-07-28","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"Animal Diversity Web species account (Iguana iguana)","verification_file":"pdf-raw/exotic-profile-2026/iguana.txt"},"source_document":"Animal Diversity Web species account (Iguana iguana)","source_file":"pdf-raw/exotic-profile-2026/iguana.txt","tokens_estimated":565,"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."}