Where Do Iguanas Actually Live in the US?
Iguanas live in 2 US states and are confirmed absent from 35 more, based on 17,710 verified iNaturalist and GBIF records. This page covers every state at once instead of one near-identical page per state.
By Tim, founder of Easy Street Markets. I maintain the wildlife database and verify every animal and source myself.
The states with the strongest confirmed populations are California and Florida. These are real, verified iNaturalist and GBIF occurrence records, not modeled range estimates.
Iguanas have zero confirmed wild sightings in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Indiana and Iowa, or 25 other states, despite tens of thousands of nationwide observation records for the species. That is a real, checked absence, not a missing page.
Confirmed states (2)
Not found (35)
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Utah
- Vermont
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Frequently asked questions
What states do iguanas live in?+
Iguanas have confirmed wild populations in 2 US states: California and Florida.
Where are iguanas not found in the US?+
Iguanas have no confirmed wild sightings in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Full iguanas guides by state