Trusted wildlife guides

Family Iguanidae

Animals in the family Iguanidae on Global Animal Guide. The guide features 2 species in this family — each profile answers the most-searched questions first.

Chuckwalla with loose folds of skin flattened against dark desert basalt

Least Concern

Reptile

Chuckwalla

Rock-dwelling desert lizard that inflates to wedge itself

Green iguana with spiny crest and dewlap perched on a tree branch in the rainforest

Least Concern

Reptile

Green Iguana

The large tree-dwelling lizard of the tropics