What Kind of Lizard Is Miss Crawly? Animal Species and Backstory in Sing Explained
Is Miss Crawly an iguana or a chameleon?
She is an elderly green iguana (*Iguana iguana*). While her erratic glass eye causes many viewers to assume she is a chameleon, her throat dewlap, dorsal spikes, and sub-tympanic cheek scales confirm her true iguanid biology.
Who voices Miss Crawly in the Sing franchise?
She is voiced by British filmmaker Garth Jennings, who wrote and directed both *Sing* and *Sing 2*. Jennings originally recorded the character’s lines as temporary scratch audio, but the producers kept his performance for the final theatrical cuts.
How old is Miss Crawly supposed to be?
According to production notes and comedic backstory material released by Illumination Entertainment, Miss Crawly is roughly 200 years old, an impossible lifespan used as an ongoing inside joke by the animators.
What heavy metal song does Miss Crawly drive to in Sing 2?
During her road trip to find Clay Calloway in *Sing 2*, she speeds down the highway while blasting the 2001 hit track "Chop Suey!" by System of a Down.
