A Society That Cares: The Green Iguana Society

Have you wondered what it would be like to raise an iguana? Do you know what it takes to take care of them? Do you know how many species of the Iguana family there are? What about the green iguana? What do you know about it?

Listed below are seven things you may not have known about the green iguana.

• These are called common iguanas
• Many people would like to have one as a pet because they are so common.
• Calling them a green iguana can often times be a mistake because they can be a brown color too.
• Iguanas are not carnivores but rather herbivores. This means they eat fruits and vegetables such as tree leaves and flowers.
• Where can they be found? Green Iguanas can be found in parts of South and Central America, some Pacific Islands including Guam and the state of Florida in the United States.
• An iguana that is living in captivity can live up to and even more than 20 years. This happens only if the iguana has been taken very good care of. So far, the oldest iguana living is 29 years old.
• What is sad is the green iguana is renowned as a threatened species because the habitat it lives in is slowly disappearing.

There's plenty that someone studying iguanas will learn besides the few seen here. Because of this knowledge, three individuals created an organization using online volunteers to give correct data regarding the iguana along with the ones above.

The organization is called the Green Iguana Society established in 1999.