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Cuban Rock Iguana

Cuban Rock Iguana

Description: Scientific name: Cyclura nubila    Life span: 60-70 years A species of lizard belonging to the iguana family is the Cuban rock iguana (Cyclura nubila), commonly referred to as the Cuban ground iguana or the Cuban iguana. Males of the species are larger than females and have enlarged femoral pores on their thighs, which […]

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Utila Spiny-Tailed Iguana

Description: Scientific name: Ctenosaura bakeri    Life span: 20-25 years  The critically endangered Utila spiny-tailed iguana, also known as Baker’s spinytail iguana, swamper, or wishiwilly del suampo, is a type of spinytail iguana. The only species of spiny-tail iguana with such a dark color when young is the Utila iguana, which is gray-brown to nearly

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Rhinoceros Iguana

Rhinoceros Iguana

Description: Scientific name: Cyclura cornuta    Life span: around 16 or 17 years An endangered species of iguana is the rhinoceros iguana. These iguanas are the biggest in their genus and range in length and skin tone from steely gray to dark green and even brown. Their name comes from the bony-plated pseudo-horn or protrusion

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Blue Iguana

Description: Scientific name: Cyclura lewisi     Life span: 25-40 years The Grand Cayman ground iguana, sometimes known as the blue iguana, is an endangered species of lizard. It has a huge, hefty body with a dorsal crest of short spines that extends from the neck’s base to the tail’s tip. Its unique black feet

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Red-Iguana

Red Iguana

Description: Scientific name: Iguana sp.    Life span: 12-15 years Large reptiles, red iguanas can reach lengths of over six feet. Red iguanas have a brilliant green belly and a crimson body. Iguanas have spikes going down their backs and uneven skin. Africa’s southern and eastern regions are home to red iguanas. Native Region/Habitat South America

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Albino Iguana

Albino Iguana

Description: Scientific name: Iguana sp.      Life span: 10-20 years Albino iguanas are a little shorter than the typical iguana, standing between 3 and 4 feet long. Their white skin and pink eyes give them a very distinctive appearance. Despite their diminutive size, they are nevertheless highly powerful reptiles that need to be handled

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Green Iguana

Description: Scientific name: Iguana iguana Life span: 12 years The green iguana (Iguana iguana), commonly referred to as the American iguana or the common green iguana, is a sizable, arboreal species of lizard in the genus Iguana that mostly consumes plants. This creature is commonly referred to as an iguana. Green iguanas are big lizards

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Red Breaded Dragon

Description: Scientific name: Pogona Pogona vitticeps   Life span: 10 years The eye-catching red bearded dragon is a variation of the common bearded dragon. Although different varieties do have various red tones, it is brilliant red, as the name suggests. As a species, bearded dragons resemble creatures from the Stone Age. They are covered in

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Dunner-Bearded Dragon

Dunner Breaded Dragon

Description: Scientific name: Pogona Vitticeps     Life span: 8-10 years The bearded dragon is a popular pet that is suitable for beginner reptile owners. They are relatively large creatures that can grow up to 2 feet long and live up to 10 years. They are called “bearded” dragons due to a spiny patch of

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Silkback Breaded Dragon

Description: Scientific name: Pogona sp.     Life span: 10-15 years A smooth-skinned, scaleless dragon is known as a silkback or silkie bearded dragon. Since they are born without scales, their skin has a much more human-like texture as opposed to the hard, bumpy scales you would be accustomed to. Even though they lack the

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