Iguanidae s. str. (Iguanids)

Iguanidae Iguanids are distributed in North, Central, and South America, in the Antilles, the Galápagos Islands, and the Fiji Islands. The family includes 8 genera and 25 species. Some representatives of the family reach 2 m. They are terrestrial or arboreal, descending mainly to lay eggs. Some iguanids have salt glands that help remove excess potassium (in coastal inhabitants, excess salts are removed through nasal glands), which enters the body with plant food. All iguanids are herbivorous, feeding mainly on leaves, flowers, and fruits. Juveniles are an exception: in addition to vegetation, their diet includes various invertebrates. One characteristic feature of iguanids is an enlarged intestine with symbiotic microflora for better digestion of coarse plant food. Young lizards lacking this microflora acquire it by consuming feces of adults. Male iguanids defend territories containing several females from other males of their species, using a range of signals. In some family representatives, characteristic spots appear during the breeding season. [IMG_1] Amblyrhynchus cristatus [IMG_2] Brachylophus vitiensis [IMG_3] Ctenosaura similis [IMG_4] Dipsosaurus dorsalis [IMG_5] Iguana delicatissima Sources: https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/advanced_search?taxon=sauria&submit=Search