You have in your mind(and nowhere else) this picture of what an iggie is. This picture of yours is very odd because its only in your mind. You then make all sorts of rules about this and that, based on this picture of yours(and only yours)

I ask, have you ever seen wild iggies? how many? what sizes? You see the reason I ask is, I have seen thousands of all sizes, I have seen them over much of their range, from the antillies, to north central mexico, thru Costa Rica, Guatamala, Belize, Panama, Tabago, cancun, yucatan pen. etc etc. And my picture of them surely does not fit yours.

For instance, without question, the babies and youngsters hang out on the ground, low foliage, shrubs, vines etc. Generally near water or watered areas. They love lawns, kinda reptilian lawn mowers. In general, adults like the ground and low trees over water. The large males can be seen at times way way up in trees surveying their domain. I have also commonly seen large adult males basking on logs on the ground and on the ground it self.

On various islands, they are very common on the dry sides of the islands where there is no foliage over 15 to 20 feet. Here they use the ocean as an escape, and swim much like a marine iggie.

So while you have some made up image of what iggies are, I am afraid you not going to pull the wool over my eyes. As I do not give a hoot about what people are telling other people, when neither has any idea of what they are taking about. My suggestion is, get off your rear end and go have a look, the world is a wonderous place and contains many great things.

Sir these things I am bringing to your attention are not some interpitation of a book or articule, its not about who can create a better understanding through reading. Its not even about an understanding thru keeping. Its from ACTUAL OBSERVATIONS of real animals in real life. Cheers

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