Search
THE
BIODIVERSITY
OF
SINGAPORE
About Us
A Digital Reference Collection for Singapore's Biodiversity
Show Menu
All
Vertebrata (1163)
"Reptiles" (111)
Squamata (Lizards) (36)
Iguanidae (Iguanas) (1)
Iguanidae (Iguanas)
Iguana iguana
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Common Iguana
Iguanidae (Iguanas)
Lena Chow & Veena Nair
All Rights Reserved
Identified By: Lena Chow & Yuchen Ang
Species Interactions (2)
Preyed upon by
Reticulated Python
Malayopython reticulatus
References
Low et al., 2016. Herpetological Review 47(1): 148-149
Parasitized by
Ozolaimus megatyphlon
References
Kwak et al., 2019. Acta Parasitologica
Basic Information
Classification:
Vertebrata: "Reptilia": Squamata: Iguanidae (Iguanas)
Residency Status:
Non-native
Biology/Ecology
Ecology:
Introduced from Neotropical region (pet trade).
External Links
Nature in Singapore
Biodiversity Record: Green iguana at Choa Chu Kang
Biodiversity Record: Green iguanas and a clouded monitor at Jurong Hill
Singapore Biodiversity Records
Green iguana at Sungei Tengah
Green iguana at Burgundy Crescent
Green iguana at Kovan
Green iguanas at Kranji Reservoir
Roadkill green iguana at Upper Thomson
First record of gastroliths in a green iguana from Singapore
A green iguana at the Botanic Gardens
Feedback?
Back to Iguanidae (Iguanas)
Squamata (Lizards)
Click for Expanded View
Agamidae (Dragon lizards)
Eublepharidae (Geckos)
Gekkonidae (Geckos)
Iguanidae (Iguanas)
Polychrotidae (Anoles)
Scincidae (Skinks)
Varanidae (Monitors)