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Green Iguana

Iguana iguana

Photo by Jack Settle
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Pretty sure this is either a female or juvenile green iguana. The second photo compares the lizard to a crocodile's tail.

Habitat:

Muddy riverbank (observed on the Tárcoles River in Costa Rica, where my last spotting of the crocodiles also took place).

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Reptiles of Costa Rica

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PublishedJune 26, 2014

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