Iguana iguana

Basic information
Scientific name	Iguana iguana	(No picture)
Common names	Green iguana
Higher taxon	Iguanidae, Sauria (Lacertilia), Squamata, Repftilia
Natural range	Mexico-C & S America, West Indies.
Habitat	Forest nearby water.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Established in Ishigakijima Is. (Sakishima Islands). There are many reports of capture of escaping iguana from various location in Japan.
Origin
Date	around 1994
Route	Deliberate introduction (Release and escape of pet animals)
Impact	Potentially: predation on native animals, damage on agriculture by predation on ornamental plants, fruits, flower, etc. Native organism(s) affected: Native insects, crops, etc.
Regulation in Japan	CITES Appendix II.
Introduced range in other countries	Florida, Hawaii, etc.

Reference	Notes
DECO (ed) (2006) Dictionary of Alien Species. Tokyo-Shoseki. (in Jpn) JWRC (ed) (2008) A Photographic Guide to the Invasive Alien Species in Japan. Heibonsha. (in Jpn) CITES website http://www.cites.org/ etc.