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EnglishAlthough, serological studies for leptospirosis in iguanas have already been performed, there is no report in the Amazon region. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the presence of anti-Leptospira sp. in free living Iguanas-verdes (Iguana iguana) of Mangal das Garcas Park, metropolitan region of Belem, Para, Northern region of Brazil. Twenty-nine blood samples of Iguana-verde (I. iguana) were collected from Mangal das Garcas Park. For the serological diagnosis of Leptospira sp. it was employed microscopic agglutination test (MAT) with 25 live antigens of Leptospira sp. as antigens. It was observed that all samples were non-reactive, suggesting no exposure to the agent. Key words: reptiles; leptospirosis; wild animals; Amazon portuguesEmbora estudos sorologicos para leptospirose em iguanas ja tenham sido realizados, nao a relatos na regiao amazonica. Portanto, o presente trabalho teve como objetivo pesquisar a presenca de anticorpos anti-Leptospira sp. em Iguanas-verdes (Iguana iguana) de vida livre do Parque Mangal das Garcas, regiao metropolitana de Belem, PA, e Norte do Brasil. Foram coletadas 29 amostras de sangue de Iguana-verde (I. iguana) que frequentaram o Parque Mangal das Garcas. Para o diagnostico sorologico da infeccao por Leptospira sp. foi empregado o teste de aglutinacao microscopica (MAT) com 25 antigenos vivos de Leptospira sp. como antigenos. Observou-se que todas as amostras foram nao reagentes, o que sugere nao exposicao ao agente. Palavra-chave: repteis; leptospirose; animais silvestres; Amazonia