Lizard sticking out tongue

Playful or just hungry? This lizard is sticking out his tongue when I photographed it in central Bali, Indonesia

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

I know that some animals stick out their tongue to cool down, since they can't sweat like we do. Posted 14 years ago
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  Mountain Gorilla
  
  I'm aware of that, but since it was feeding time and other lizards were chucking leafs of lettuce, I think he (or she?) was just hungry :) Posted 14 years ago

The Green iguana

The green iguana or common iguana is a large, arboreal, mostly herbivorous species of lizard of the genus "Iguana" native to Central, South America, and the Caribbean. Usually, this animal is simply called the iguana. The green iguana ranges over a large geographic area, from southern Brazil and Paraguay as far north as Mexico and the Caribbean Islands.

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Similar species: Snakes And Lizards

Species identified by WildFlower