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They have been introduced to Grand Cayman, Puerto Rico, Texas, Florida, Hawaii, and the United States Virgin Islands .< ref name =" wildblue "> Though the species is not native to Martinique, a small wild colony of released or escaped Green Iguanas endures at historic Fort Saint Louis.
Green Iguanas are diurnal, arboreal, and are often found near water.
Despite their name, Green Iguanas can come in different colors.
Green Iguanas from the western region of Costa Rica are red and animals of the northern ranges, such as Mexico, appear orange.
Juvenile Green Iguanas from El Salvador are often bright blue as babies, however they lose this color as they get older.
Green Iguanas have excellent vision, enabling them to detect shapes and motions at long distances.
As Green Iguanas have only a few Rod cells, they have poor vision in low-light conditions.
Green Iguanas have a white photosensory organ on the top of their heads called the parietal eye ( also called third eye, pineal eye or pineal gland ), in contrast to most other lizards, which have lost it.
Green Iguanas have very sharp teeth that are capable of shredding leaves and even human skin.
Primarily herbivorous, Green Iguanas are presented with a special problem for osmoregulation ; plant matter contains more potassium and as it has less nutritional content per gram, more must be eaten to meet metabolic needs.
As Green Iguanas are not capable of creating liquid urine more concentrated than their bodily fluids, like birds they excrete nitrogenous wastes as urate salts through a salt gland.
Green Iguanas from Guatemala and southern Mexico predominantly have small horns on their snouts between their eyes and their nostrils, whereas others do not.
Male Green Iguanas have highly developed femoral pores on the underside of their thighs which secrete a scent ( females have femoral pores, but they are smaller in comparison to those of the males ).
Green Iguanas are oviparous with females laying clutches of 20 to 71 eggs once per year during a synchronized nesting period.
When frightened by a predator, Green Iguanas will attempt to flee, and if near a body of water, they dive into it and swim away.
Green Iguanas use " head bobs " and dewlaps in a variety of ways in social interactions, such as greeting another iguana or to court a possible mate.
Green Iguanas are preyed upon by hawks and their fear of hawks is exploited as a ploy to catch them in the wild.
Green Iguanas are primarily herbivores, feeding on leaves, flowers, fruit, and growing shoots of upwards of 100 different species of plant.
Although they will consume a wide variety of foods if offered, Green Iguanas are naturally herbivorous and require a precise ratio of minerals ( 2 to 1 calcium to phosphorus ) in their diet.
There is some debate as to whether captive Green Iguanas should be fed animal protein.
Wild adult Green Iguanas have been observed eating bird's eggs.
On the other side of the argument is that Green Iguanas at the Miami Seaquarium in Key Biscayne, Florida, have been observed eating dead fish and individuals kept in captivity have been known to eat mice without any ill effects.
Although, in captivity, Green Iguanas will eat meat if presented with it, excessive consumption of animal protein results in severe kidney problems and possible premature death.
Due to the potential impact of an introduced species on Hawaii's ecosystem, the state has strict regulations regarding the import and possession of Green Iguanas ; violators can spend three years in jail and be fined up to $ 200, 000.

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The U. S. Green Building Council has developed the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design ( LEED ) program to encourage the design of high-performance buildings that will help protect our environment.
They mostly move by bouncing around, though the Green, Yellow and Blue ChuChus will occasionally melt and turn into small invincible puddles, and proceed to move around in their puddle forms until they can get close to Link, or until Link uses an item such as his Boomerang to stun and coax them out of their puddles.
Later published versions include " ye " instead of either " the " or " it ": " Eight words the Wiccan Rede fulfill – an ye harm none, do what ye will " ( Earth Religion News, 1974 ); " Eight words ye Wiccan Rede fulfill – An ' it harm none, Do what ye will " ( Green Egg, 1975 )
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Vitoria-Gasteiz will be the European Green Capital in 2012.
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A Green Lantern's only weakness is the yellow energy of fear, opposite to the green energy of will.
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Later, the Green Lantern Corps were in a meeting by the Guardians that they choose between discipline continuing the fight and that any intrusion will incite a mutiny.
If cornered by a threat, the Green Iguana will extend and display the dewlap under its neck, stiffen and puff up its body, hiss, and bob its head at the aggressor.
The second Green Line of the Dubai Metro will pass at the Airport Free Zone, and will serve the airport's north-eastern area with the Terminal 2 from mid-2011.
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