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Posted by PH Meliss on November 25, 2002 at 21:10:03:
In Reply to: Re: Flat spot on Iggi's tongue posted by ig_daddy on November 25, 2002 at 17:29:28:
::Looks to me like the normal forked tip of an iguana's tongue. The light does make it look awkward...but I think it's the forked tip.
Yep. The underside of the forked end of the tongue.
Most folks don't see the deep pink forked tips until their iguana is a year or more old. The fork is quite shallow compared to snakes and other fork-tongued lizards such as monitors. The deep pink tips aren't usually noticed unless the iguana is stressed, dehydrated or suffering from a systemic infection, at which time the rest of the tissues in the mouth--and the rest of the tongue--get very pale and so, by comparison, the tips stands out in stark contrast.
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