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Iguana Despite the scary look and spiny back, very docile animal. Will run away most of the time but if not, quite harmless. Eats vegetation and small insects. Excellent climber and swimmer. Costa Rica,Geotagged,Green iguana,Iguana iguana Click/tap to enlarge

Iguana

Despite the scary look and spiny back, very docile animal. Will run away most of the time but if not, quite harmless. Eats vegetation and small insects. Excellent climber and swimmer.

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    Ferdy Christant
    Lion
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    The "chicken of the trees", I believe they call it in Costa Rica. Posted 10 years ago
    1. View burak_dogansoysal's profile
      burak_dogansoysal
      Giant Tortoise
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      That is correct. thanks... Posted 10 years ago

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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
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Uploaded Jan 4, 2015. Captured Mar 29, 2012 18:40 in Tortuguero, Costa Rica.
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  • Canon EOS 5D Mark II
  • f/4.5
  • 1/250s
  • ISO100
  • 400mm