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: any of various large chiefly herbivorous usually green or brownish tropical American lizards (family Iguanidae, the iguana family) that have a serrated dorsal crest and large dewlap
broadly
: any of various large lizards
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Like all nonnative reptile species — including the green iguana — Nile monitors and Asian water monitors can be humanely killed on private property with landowner permission, according to the wildlife commission.
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Hannah Farrow, Orlando Sentinel, 24 June 2024
That analysis — which hasn’t yet been published — suggests that the snakes are most frequently eating rats and mice, followed by a variety of birds and lizards, including iguanas.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 21 May 2024
This whole natural experiment with python or iguanas or Caribbean anoles is playing out right in front of us in Florida.
—Bill Kearney, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2024
School is out And so are the critters. Is that an iguana pooping on your porch?
—Sarah Claire McDonald, Miami Herald, 7 June 2024
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Hannah Farrow, Orlando Sentinel, 24 June 2024
That analysis — which hasn’t yet been published — suggests that the snakes are most frequently eating rats and mice, followed by a variety of birds and lizards, including iguanas.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 21 May 2024
This whole natural experiment with python or iguanas or Caribbean anoles is playing out right in front of us in Florida.
—Bill Kearney, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2024
School is out And so are the critters. Is that an iguana pooping on your porch?
—Sarah Claire McDonald, Miami Herald, 7 June 2024
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“Iguana.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iguana. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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iguana
noun
igua·na
i-ˈgwän-ə 
: any of various large plant-eating tropical American lizards that have a ridge of tall scales along the middle of the back and loose skin hanging below the neck
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