A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

IGUANA

Sat, 13 Apr '24
Jason's pet in "FoxTrot"
Thu, 4 Apr '24
Chuckwalla relative
Sat, 13 Jan '24
Reptile popular as a pet
Fri, 24 Feb '23
Lizard with a third eye
Tue, 21 Feb '23
Lizard with a crest
Sat, 5 Mar '22
Animal that climbs cactuses to eat their flowers
Mon, 27 Dec '21
Tropical lizard
Sun, 27 Jun '21
Tennessee Williams's "The Night of the ___"
Fri, 5 Mar '21
Scaly pet