Matt, back in 1973 I actually was there collecting Boas and saw these Cyclura on many Cays off N. Caicos and on Ambergris Cay. The late George Campbell [author and conservationalist] was with me. I brought back 2.4 and kept them for 5 years breeding them twice. Like an idiot I traded mine off eventually. Before I am attacked the time was a diffferent time than today and in fact while I was there I purchased two lg sacks full of them from a resident who caught them to eat and sell for food. We purchased them to save them and released them on a xeric remote part of N. Caicos. Our Lizards were caught on Grouper Cay and they were astonishingly abundant. We also observed hundreds on Sandy Cay but I believe that entire population is now extirpated by feral cats. It is good to know they are alive and well. Thanks for the great pics and bringing back memories from the past. George Campbell wrote several books but is probably best known for " JAWS, TOO" and "THE NATURE OF THINGS ON SANIBEL"....By the way for those of you that don't know what these are they are Cyclura carinata, a rather small species of Ground Iguana....
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Tom Crutchfield

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