It's tail can break off and it will grow back.
Lizards can lose their tail and regrow it if captured by a predator.
Iguanas do not have a prehensile tail.
drop its own tail
Iguana's have long tails because the tail provides an Iguanas main defense. Not only can they use their massive strong tail to whip the predator to either hurt it or startle it, but they also can drop their tails when they are in danger to distract the predator.
Like many lizards, iguanas can "drop" their tails. Iguanas have muscle bundles with special attachments to the vertebrae in the tail. These are areas where it is easier for the tail to break, should a predator grab hold of the iguana's tail.
iguanas have a spiky tail to whip predators. (:
they hit with their tail
Iguanas do not have a prehensile tail.
because they want to be different and feel special
Iguanas can grow to 6 feet (1.8m) nose to tail.
If grabbed by a predator, the tail of most skink species can easily come off leaving the predator with nothing but a wiggling tail and the skink a new lease on life.
Desire Caught by the Tail - album - was created in 1986.