Rhinoceros Iguana – “The Island Tank”
April 2, 2025
✅ Scientific Name: Cyclura cornuta
🎯 Classification:
Reptile – Family: Iguanidae
🌍 Habitat:
Rocky coastlines and forests of Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic).
💡 Did you know?
They get their name from horn-like growths on their snout!
🐾 They are herbivores, mainly eating leaves, fruits, and flowers.
🌈 Rhinoceros iguanas are grayish-brown with rough, dinosaur-like skin.
✨ They can live up to 20 years in the wild and much longer in captivity.
