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Are iguanas amphibians?

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Iguanas are not amphibians. An easy way to tell the difference between a reptile and an amphibian, is that amphibians generally have skin, and reptiles have scales. A good example of amphibians are frogs. read more

Best Answer: Iguanas are not amphibians. They seem like amphibians because they live on land and in water. Most amphibians stay in freshwater. Iguanas are reptiles and have scales. Amphibians do not have scales. A good example of amphibians are frogs. read more

Iguanas are lizards, which are reptiles - although there are types of iguana that do swim (and marine iguanas spend a lot of time in the water foraging for algae and seaweed) they do not meet the criteria for being an amphibian (lays soft jelly-like eggs in water, has soft skin) - lizards like iguanas lay leathery-shelled eggs on land, and have scales. read more

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