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Green Iguana

Iguana iguana

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Field Notes

Description:

Bright green lizard, fairly small. Brown tail with black rings. (I'm not so good with reptiles)

Edit: most likely a juvenile green iguana.

Habitat:

Carara National Park, Costa Rica

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
sagittariidae
Thank you, I agree, I think it's a juvenile Green Iguana
AmandaDuffy
they are a type of iguana, this one being a jeuvinle
sagittariidae
Hmm, that one is endemic to N. America and some of Mexico. I think it might be a green tree anole (Norops biporcatus), but I'm not sure.
andrewasmith1
This is the closes i could find. It may or may not be the right one. I could be totally wrong but figured i would try to assist. http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hekstaartleguaan (foreign site, but the pic is close.) Scientific Name:Callisaurus draconoides Common Name: Zebra Tailed Lizard

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Reptiles and Amphibians of Costa Rica
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PublishedJuly 26, 2013

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