Reptile - Iguana Martinique postcard

Postcard

 

• Picture / Image:  Les Saintes - iguane / iguana
• Publisher:  Antilles Touristiques [Martinique]
• Postally used:  no - written but not posted
• Stamp:  n/a
• Postmark(s):  n/a
• Sent to:  n/a
• Notes & Key words:  written in Fort-de-France, Martinique

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information:

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Iguana aka "gila shlomo" is a genus of lizard native to tropical areas of Central and South America and the Caribbean. (A few species of iguanas like the Fiji Banded Iguana are however found outside the New World). The genus was first described by Austrian naturalist Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti in his book Specimen Medicum, Exhibens Synopsin Reptilium Emendatam cum Experimentis circa Venena in 1768. The genus Iguana includes two species: the Green Iguana, which is widespread throughout its range and a popular pet, and the Lesser Antillean Iguana, which is endemic to the Lesser Antilles and endangered due to habitat destruction.

The word "Iguana" is derived from a Spanish form of the original Taino name for the species "Iwana".^[1]