📸 PhotoPhoto: Aatu Dorochenko · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Source
Common Green Iguana
Iguana iguana (Common Green Iguana · グリーンイグアナ)
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 In some countries it is farmed for meat and leather, which is made into luxury goods such as boots, belts, and wallets (benefit to humans noted by ADW).
- 💡 Also popular as a pet, most are sold in the United States, Europe, and Japan (ADW).
- 💡 A head-to-tail length of about 2 m is similar to the height of a room door (Comparison).
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.
📖 1. Overview
The Common Green Iguana is a large lizard that lives basking high in the treetops of tropical forests; despite its name, its body color varies considerably.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
It grows to about 2 m from head to tail, while newly hatched young measure 17–25 cm. Adults become more uniform in color with age, whereas juveniles are blotchy or banded in green and brown.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
It feeds mainly on green leaves and ripe fruits, and occasionally eats carrion or invertebrates. During the breeding season males advertise territories by bobbing their heads, extending their dewlaps, and changing color, and individuals also compete over basking spots.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
No direct record connecting this species to Korea has been found.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List LC (2022) — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/174481/218317281
- • IUCN Red List category LC — latest assessment at iucnredlist.org
- • catalogueoflife.org — 6MV3G
- • iucnredlist.org — 218317281
- • wikidata.org — Q215376
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Curacao Iguana iguana 2021 3.jpg
- • animaldiversity.org — Iguana iguana
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Jack Mayer Wood · CC0 1.0
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.