The rhinoceros iguana is a second-level protected animal, a species in Appendix II of the Washington Convention (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora), which is equivalent to a second-level protected animal in the country. Green iguanas are one of the more popular reptile pets in the United States. The United States imports large quantities of green iguanas from iguana farms in Central and South America every year.
The rhinoceros iguana has actually been listed as an appendix by the International Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora The species in No. 1 correspond to China's first-level protected animals, just like the Cuban iguana. The international trade of these animals can only be allowed under certain circumstances, which means that it has been threatened by international trade, such as The Navassa Island rhino iguana is extinct, and only two subspecies of the rhino iguana currently survive.
