Iguanas live on the continents of North America, South America, Asia, Australia, and Europe.  They also live in countries Fiji, Torga, and Madagascar.  They live in large forests and in trees with dense canopies. (“Iguanas” 1512)  I think the Iguanas live in large trees for privacy.  If you are wondering what canopies are it is where the tops of the trees touch because they are so close together and the Iguanas can crawl from tree to tree.

Iguanas have crest on their head, spiny legs, back frills, a smooth throat, long legs, thorney tailed, and frail bodies.   Did you know an Iguana can grow up to 40-79 in. and their tail can grow up to14 in. long?  The female Iguana carries her eggs until they have hatched. (“Iguanas” 1512)

If the Iguana is threatened may leap to the ground or dive into water.  The Iguana has very small teeth for defense and if you got bit it would cause a serious wound.  The tail of an Iguana can be used as whip and it is powerful enough to break a small dogs leg. (www.iguana.com)

The female Iguana lives in the same burrows as their mates or in separate burrows alongside. (“Iguanas” 1296)  The Iguana usually lives by fruits, flowers, and leaves so they don’t have to go to far to find food.  But the young ones eat bugs so it does not really matter where they live.

An Iguana is green in its natural state and blue in captivity.  If you were to go to a zoo you would see the Iguana with blue skin rather than green skin, and that is because it is not in its natural state (where its nest is and all that stuff) and if it is green it is probably because it thinks that the zoo is its home.  (“Iguana” 1512) If the Iguana has not been in the zoo its whole life it has probably lived his life in the same tree or same place.