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THIS is an iguana, lol. Enjoy
Wild Caught here in Miami.
For inquiring minds his legs are tied so he doesnt scratch for the photo. Those nails go in DEEP and being WC he is not too friendly, lol.

That is a gorgeous iguana. What will be his fate?

That particular iguana has been sold and is now living with a friend of mine in Wyoming. He has a fabulously huge enclosure with all the best of heating and lighting equipment. His acclimation to captivity has been slow but he is coming around and seems to be doing quite well. I've seen photos of him in his new home and he is a BEAST! His head is larger than some of my friends adult Rhino iguanas heads.

Holy crap!!! Who would have thought they can grow that big here in a none native environment. I thought they would be smaller since it gets colder in Florida than their native range. I wonder if there are truly giant green iguanas out there in Central and South America. I mean bigger than this guy.

Glad to hear he is adjusting. The dimensions of that cage were awesome when he was mentioning it to us.
Theyget larger in south america. I have seen photos of some that looked to be 7ft plus with tail. Here and there are probably some old old monsters. I dont think they stop growing, just slower.

That one seem to be from Mexico or other part of Central America judging from the tall spikes, really long slender body and deep orange color. The South Americans usually are stocky and heavybody animals, but not as long as the Mexican and Central American cousin, and they seem to be darker and bluer than the ones form Mexico and Central America.