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Green Iguana


Green Iguana
Photo Information
Copyright: Sochirca Dan (deud) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 500 W: 2 N: 466] (2121)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-09-12
Categories: Reptiles
Camera: Olympus Camedia C-765 UZ
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2004-10-05 6:18
Viewed: 1746
Points: 22
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The green iguana is a reptile found throughout Central and South America.

While it is not generally an endangered animal in some places, like Belize, it is because of hunting. Large females are the favorite individuals to harvest. Unfortunately, these same individuals are critical to the reproductive success of the species. As a food source, the green iguana is also known as the "Bamboo Chicken".

Green iguanas have good senses of hearing and smell, and superb vision. Their long tail is also quite sharp, and is snapped in the air as a defense mechanism. The tail can also break off if caught by a predator, but grows back without permanant damage. Green iguana skin is very water resistant, and tough to avoid cuts and scratches. The coloring of the skin helps camoulflage the green iguana, which means that they blend in easily to their surroundings to remain undetected by predators. If they are etected however, and need to escape quickly, these iguanas can dive from trees into water, and swim well. Green iguanas are quite sturdy-- they can fall 40-50 feet to the ground without getting hurt! Male green iguanas have a special flap of skin called the dewlap. Male iguanas can raise their dewlap to appear bigger than they really are, either to intimidate predators, or to impressive females. Both male and female green iguanas can store fat under their jaws and in their necks for times when there is not much food available.

Full-grown green iguanas are usually between four and six feet, although they have been known to grow up to seven feet long.

Habitat: Iguanas live in tropical rainforest areas, generally in lower altitudes in areas near water sources, such as rivers or streams. They spend most of their time high in the forest canopy, about 40-50 feet above the ground.

Behaviour: Iguanas are diurnal, meaning that they are awake during the day. They are also cold-blooded, which means they do not produce their own body heat. In other words, if it is cold, the iguana is cold too. So to stay warm, green iguanas bask in the sun, lying on warm rocks as they soak up the sun's heat.
PDP, ellis49, gerhardt, marhowie, TAZ, carper, Crypton, japie, Callie, Esox, milloup has marked this note useful
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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2964 W: 366 N: 3848] (11755)
  • [2004-10-05 6:22]

Nice Iguana shot Sochirca, good detail and DoF. Great note too.

Very good Sochirca.
Good sharpness with very good details , very nice colours and
Good DOF.
Very good informaive note.
Good job.
Well done,

Excellent capture of this lizard. The details of the scales are really good. Lovely eye detial captured. Nice note too.

Sochirca, Nice profile with good perspective from below like this. Excellent detail also. I would've liked to have seen a little more rock underneath including its feet/claws more completely & a little less on top but that's just my preference. Excellent note - Good job!

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2385 W: 50 N: 3184] (10918)
  • [2004-10-05 12:31]

Joli portrait pour cet impressionnant reptile ! Peut-être un peu trop de flash il me semble...
Well done.

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  • carper Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2165 W: 124 N: 2567] (8208)
  • [2004-10-05 12:43]

It.s a very beautiful one Sochirca,
I like the shot and the colours a lot, very good, next time give a yell maybe he looks in the camera, very good job

vraiment de tres belle couleur et une tres bonne nettete sur cette image.
Cet animal a la fois primitif et raffine est tres bien illustré dans cette photo.
merci.

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  • japie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1814 W: 100 N: 1904] (5187)
  • [2004-10-06 7:06]

One thing he is not, is good looking. However, your capture of him good and very sharp. Your note supports the image very well.

Thanks for posting

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  • Callie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1252 W: 106 N: 2659] (7495)
  • [2004-10-06 14:52]

Another beutiful ugly reptile, these guys are SO facinating! Beautiful colours and scale textures. A small nit - this close, you need to include the claws on the fingers.
Nice note, thanks for sharing.

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  • Esox Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 287 W: 27 N: 352] (948)
  • [2004-10-06 14:59]

My favourite lizard!
Great sharpness and colours on this one.
Good job.

Excellent capture of this critter with great details in the various textures on his body. I also like the expression in his eye, he looks as if he'd like to be petted, but that may be a misconception on my part ;-))

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