As a matter of fact the Iguanas are harmless, their shape and coloring being designed to protect them.
"Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders or, The Underground Search for the Idol of Gold"
Victor Appleton
Notwithstanding this, when he heard that it was one of the largest sized Iguanas ever seen, the professor started through the jungle after it.
"Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders or, The Underground Search for the Idol of Gold"
Victor Appleton
After commanding every inferior mortal to make way for this exalted prince, the heralds called aloud to the animal creation, 'Retire, ye serpents; fly, ye locusts; approach not, Iguanas, lizards and reptiles, while your lord and master condescends to set his foot on the earth.
"The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II"
R. V. Russell