Here’s a photo from the iNaturalistMX website of the Iguana Verde (Iguana iguana), known in English as the Green Iguana, which is not always green. It’s often simply called an iguana. But this one has some green:
The photo was taken April 18th, 2026, in the state of Morelos. The photographer was Martin Sanchez.
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Here is the range of Iguana iguana:
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Its native wild range goes from Mexico to South America, but now the species has been introduced to other areas, including in Asia.
The Green Iguana is kept by many as an exotic pet and is the most globally-traded reptile.
Iguana meat is eaten and has been for centuries, being mentioned by Bernardino de Sahagun in the 1500s.
Wall of Voodoo’s 1982 hit Mexican Radio contains the memorable line “I wish I was in Tijuana, eating barbecued iguana”. You can watch and listen here:
https://www.youtube.com/embed/eyCEexG9xjw?si=0prBDp46Wat7PWh_ .