Where does the Green iguana live?
Iguana iguana has 77,048 records in 69 countries and territories, from 1844 to 2026. Most records come from Colombia.
- 77,048 records
- 69 places
- 131 years recorded
- Squamata class
AnimaliaChordataSquamataIguanidaeIguana
When it is recorded
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Peak month: April. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 17,982 | |
| United States | 17,659 | |
| Mexico | 10,408 | |
| Costa Rica | 7,872 | |
| Brazil | 3,241 | |
| Puerto Rico | 3,095 | |
| Panama | 2,552 | |
| Ecuador | 1,996 | |
| French Guiana | 1,379 | |
| Curaçao | 1,274 | |
| Bonaire | 1,061 | |
| Belize | 914 | |
| Aruba | 861 | |
| US Virgin Islands | 838 | |
| Honduras | 831 | |
| Venezuela | 594 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 411 | |
| Sint Maarten | 405 | |
| Peru | 402 | |
| Taiwan | 399 | |
| Guadeloupe | 388 | |
| Saint Martin | 298 | |
| Guatemala | 288 | |
| Cayman Islands | 262 | |
| El Salvador | 219 | |
| Suriname | 199 | |
| Nicaragua | 177 | |
| Singapore | 143 | |
| Dominican Republic | 141 | |
| Bahamas | 140 | |
| Martinique | 103 | |
| Thailand | 76 | |
| Bolivia | 65 | |
| Grenada | 58 | |
| Montserrat | 44 | |
| Guyana | 41 | |
| Anguilla | 35 | |
| St Vincent & the Grenadines | 35 | |
| Spain | 19 | |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 17 |
Showing the top 40 of 69 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Iguanidae.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.