Home> Animals > Reptiles Submit Your Photo Slide Show No 22 Of 59 Prev    Next Iguana  Publish Date : 03-04-2008 Hits : 276 Rating : Not rated Iguana is a genus of lizard native to tropical areas of Central and South America and the Caribbean first described by Austrian naturalist Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti in his book Specimen Medicum, Exhibens Synopsin Reptilium Emendatam cum Experimentis circa Venena in 1768. The genus iguana includes two species: the Green Iguana and the Lesser Antillean Iguana. The word "Iguana" is derived from a Spanish form of the original Taino name for the species "Iwana". Rate This Photo 5 - Best4321 Add Your Comment Your Name * Your Comment * Enter Validation Code * Prev    Next