Iguana Anatomy

People are interested in anatomical pictures and diagrams for a number of reasons. Lets look at the visible anatomy of a typical green iguana and what makes each body part important.

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Both sexes have femoral pores but male pores are much more pronounced and secrete a waxlike substance during breeding season.

Iguana anatomy. Like most reptiles an iguana has a three chambered heart with two atria one ventricle and two aortae with a systemic circulation. This image is of a male iguanas femoral pores. It is sometimes referred to as the third eye.

The femoral pores on the legs of iguanas are called femoral pores because they run along the femur bone of the upper thigh. Iguanas like most lizards possess movable eyelids that can help clean protect and shield their eyes from the harsh sun and from foreign particles like dust or sand. General interest school reports and trying to understand the implications of captive care issues and what the veterinarian has said top the list.

As the blood circulates its pushing oxygen and nutrients throughout the body and it acts as an internal temperature control system. Iguanas are often hard to spot as they tend to blend into their surroundings and their coloration enables them to hide from larger predators. The circulatory system so as we all know iguanas are cold blooded and they have a bit of a different circulatory system than the rest of us.

The photos below show the femoral pores of a male iguana jake. Green iguana anatomy resources 2000 melissa kaplan. Iguanas use the parietal eye to alert them to aerial predators.

The common iguanas iguana iguana are no exception. The parietal eye is a tiny transparent scale on the top of the head that detects light and dark.

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