<P> The green iguana ( Iguana iguana ) , also known as the American iguana , is a large , arboreal , mostly herbivorous species of lizard of the genus Iguana . It is native to Central , South America , and the Caribbean . Usually , this animal is simply called the iguana . The green iguana ranges over a large geographic area , from southern Brazil and Paraguay as far north as Mexico and the Caribbean islands . They have been introduced from South America to Puerto Rico and are very common throughout the island , where they are colloquially known as gallina de palo and considered an invasive species ; in the United States feral populations also exist in South Florida ( including the Florida Keys ) , Hawaii , the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Rio Grande Valley of Texas . </P>
<P> The green iguana ( Iguana iguana ) , also known as the American iguana , is a large , arboreal , mostly herbivorous species of lizard of the genus Iguana . It is native to Central , South America , and the Caribbean . Usually , this animal is simply called the iguana . The green iguana ranges over a large geographic area , from southern Brazil and Paraguay as far north as Mexico and the Caribbean islands . They have been introduced from South America to Puerto Rico and are very common throughout the island , where they are colloquially known as gallina de palo and considered an invasive species ; in the United States feral populations also exist in South Florida ( including the Florida Keys ) , Hawaii , the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Rio Grande Valley of Texas . </P>
where did the green iguana originally come from
where did the green iguana originally come from
Central , South America , and the Caribbean
Central , South America , and the Caribbean