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TOM_CRUTCHFIELD
at Wed Jan 20 07:05:02 2010 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by TOM_CRUTCHFIELD ]
I found it and it is misslabled. That lizard was given to me by Dr. Lewis Ober back in the early 70's. He said it was from Andros Island and the lizard was about 25"-30" long. It was at that time I was working with the Bahama's Natural Trust trying to get folks to stop eating "GUANAS". Because he had said this was from Andros I used this in my talks at schools thruout the Exuma's etc. I also designed a LOT of posters that I put up on all "IGUANA ISLAND GROUPS" and other places as well to discourage this way of life. At the Hope Gardens they had 2 male Cyclura c. cyclura and that lizard was a female so I gave it to Lynn Holowesko the then President of the Trust and a good friend of mine. This was LONG before any AZA member or anyone else was interested[about 1972-73] in the plight of Cyclura. To tell you the truth I'm NOT sure what species that is as it had NO color but what you see...WE BROUGHT HER OVER TO THE BAHAMAS WITH NO PERMITS AND NO ONE THEN CARED IF YOU TOOK THEM THERE OR BROUGHT THEM HERE.John Thomas was the ONLY USFWS Agent and he was called and he always cleared us verbally to pass customs. This was during the time of what many people say was a "big smuggling period" but it wasn't. USFWS just didn't care and we had NO IDEA that we were doing anything wrong....Another story of the past..What do you think the Lizard is? I'm still not sure...
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Tom Crutchfield
www.tomcrutchfield.com
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RE: Blue Cyclura Theory - TOM_CRUTCHFIELD, Wed Jan 20 07:05:02 2010