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Green Iguana, Red Phase

Iguana iguana

Photo by VeldaSavage
Published on Project Noah
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26.2445, -80.2064

Field Notes

Description:

Large adult Green Iguana, red phase.

Habitat:

Suburban community. Living near a canal.

Notes:

This is a wild Iguana living in a Suburban community in South Florida. Although not native to the area, the Iguanas there are living, breeding, and flourishing as wild animals. This was not a pet.

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Comments (1)
alicelongmartin
Nice picture. In some areas they have destroyed so much foliage they are considered invasive.
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PublishedAugust 4, 2011

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