Green Iguanas
Green iguanas belong to the suborder saurio. Among the saurios there are 19 families of alligators, which make up more than 3.000 species. The green iguana and all its relatives make up the iguanadae family.
Iguanas can reach up to 1.8 meters in length, they have a flat body and a row of spikes going from their neck all the way down to their long and powerful tail. Iguanas have large eyelids, external eardrums and baglike tissues on their neck. They have five fingers in each leg, which end in long, sharp claws.
Iguanas are cold blooded reptiles, this means that their body temperature depends on the temperature of the environment. For this reason iguanas like to lounge in trees, exposed to the sunlight, in order to elevate their body temperature, since unlike humans, they are unable to do it themselves.
Most iguanas are vegetarians, they feed on soft leaves, flowers and fruits. Three to ten baby iguanas usually survive from each nesting. The little, bright green iguanas around the Harmony Hotel grounds are babies and juveniles. As they become older their color fades considerably.
Males defend their territory by fighting other males. They threaten each other by inflating their body and neck and making aggressive movements with their head, or sometimes they just open their mouths to appear larger than they really are.
Iguanas are generally passive, but turn aggressive when their young are threatened.