Because land iguanas like to stay in deserts, forests, tropical rain forests, etc., and do not like to go into the water, they are called land lizards. It crawls quickly and quickly, has a strong ability to adapt to the environment, and can live in harsh areas. Having said that, are you curious about it?

Then, the editor will give you some popular science about it. information. Let's take a look~

I. Basic information

Chinese name: Land Iguana

Latin name: Conolophus

Kingdom: Animalia

Department: Chordate

Subphylum: Vertebrate

Class: Reptile

Order: Squamata

Family: American Iguana

Genus: Terrestrial Iguana

Second, body characteristics    

1. Land iguanas generally have fairly large heads, long legs and tails.

2. The tail is usually not easy to break, nor will it cut itself and regenerate.

3. The overall length of the body is about 12 cm to 110 cm.

4. The whole body is covered with small scales. These small scales generally have ridges, and there are some thorn-like or ridge-like scales between the small scales.

5. The pupil is round, the tongue is thick and short, and the front end is complete or slightly absent.

III. Living habits

Land iguanas are oviparous animals. Mainly feed on insects. Few species eat plants, and very few exclusively eat plants (all are large species). Male individuals generally have their own territory. For intruders, males will pull up or nod with a unique rhythm.

IV. Race relations

Land iguanas are related to marine iguanas, and it is generally believed that marine iguanas evolved from land iguanas. But marine iguanas and land iguanas will never interbreed, although the two are very similar in shape and habits, but the bleak place is different.

V. Protection level

All species of land iguana are CITES Appendix II species

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