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Green Iguana

A nonnative invasive species in Florida. Iguanas are large lizards with a row of spikes down the center of their neck and back with dark black rings on the tail. Green Iguanas cause significant economic impacts with damage to residential and commercial landscape & vegetation. They also cause damage to infrastructure by digging burrows that erode & collapse sidewalks, foundations and sea walls. They can create threats to human health by transmission of Salmonella infection through contact with water or surfaces contaminated by their feces. (Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission)

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Uploaded on December 18, 2022
Taken on December 10, 2022