I know of.........species of spiny tailed iguanas in the Big Bend area and the valley of eastern Texas going to The Brownsville area up the semi-coastal area of Sarita Beach and up to Aransas Pass. Plus green iguanas along the coastal areas have been observed. I KNOW of a small colony of Rhino Iguanas that escaped in the area of east of Port Aransas and Aransas Pass. I know because I knew the person that had these and the unfortunate accident. Now did or are any of these animals established ? The green iguanas are sporadicly reported , the spiny tailed Iguanas are occasionally captured and or picture taken ( by herpers though ), the Rhinos even though many , many years ago were still making small headlines ( not many reports and numbers and even what they were other than some BIG lizards seen ) in the very small newspapers floating around these small townships. This was occasionally reported for about 2 years after escaping. While I have my doubts on the Rhinos population of still being around, I don't have doubts about the spiny tails thriving and breeding ? nor the green iguanas. Every once in awhile a spiny is seen in the Big Bend west of there with one picture of several hanging out on a overlook rock taken by a Greg North.
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I may be old , cantankerous, crabby, and cynical, but......

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