The Lesser Antillean Iguana (Iguana delicatissima) is a mid-sized Central-American lizard. It is an adoptable animal in Zoo Tycoon (Xbox)
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The Lesser Antillean iguana, also known as the West Indian Iguana, is closely related to the Green Iguana and physically resembles it. Differences between the two include the Lesser Antillean iguana having a shortened, more block-like face and lacking the large scale underneath its ear that the green iguana has. Although populations vary, the iguana is typically gray in color, with ivory-colored scales around the head. Males are larger than females and can reach up to 120cm (two-thirds of which consists of the tail) when fully grown.
As its name suggests, the Lesser Antillean iguana is endemic to the Lesser Antilles, a small group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. Primarily herbivorous, eating up to 100 species of plant, it lives in scrub forests, rainforests and mangroves. Although threatened by hunting, habitat loss and feral predators, the biggest threat to the Lesser Antillean Iguana is its own relative, the green iguana, which was introduced to the islands. Interbreeding between the two species is considered the main reason for the Lesser Antillean iguana disappearing across much of its natural range.
Zoo Tycoon (Xbox)[]
The Lesser Antillean Iguana is an adoptable animal in the Xbox version of Zoo Tycoon and is available in the original game. It is unlocked when a zoo reaches a fame level of nine.
The Lesser Antillean iguana is a mini-exhibit animal and lives in the Tropical Rock mini-exhibit. Up to three iguanas can be adopted at a time and it can share its exhibit with the green iguana.
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- The Lesser Antillean Iguana has since acquired the Critically Endangered IUCN conservation status since its debut in the franchise.