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Check this link out, I think it looks like a young hemilopha. KB

http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/region/oakland_county/a-rare-iguana-that-was-found-at-the-ford-van-dyke-transmission-plant-is-now-at-the-detroit-zoo-

Your right I think. At first I thought it was a palearis with some odd light lines on its back, but after a second look, it looks like a female hemolopha. But definitely not a Yucatan spinytail like that expert said.- lol

Cheers Kevin

It appears Jeff Jundt is the Curator of Reptiles for the Detroit Zoo. It certainly is mis-identified.
Here are some pics for you guys from the video.
First, some defensor pics:
http://www.cyclura.eu/en/picture-gallery/ctenosaura/defensor/

I would have also investigated the locale, ie, where the shipment came from. It appears Ford has a few locations in Mexico. One is in Hermosillo, Sonora, certainly in range of hemilopha. Also, Chihuahua, Cuautitlán Izcalli and Jarudo, near the border.
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Its funny how ALL THEM EXPERTS NEVER HAVE A FREAKING QLUE.. just watch youtube.. and its SAD.. ...

.. give your baby iguana meat.. and poke it with a stick so that it knows you're the boss... ....

I thought the same thing at first. Then I talked with Jeff over the weekend after sending him an e-mail saying he misidentified it. He admitted he has no experience with ctenos and the only reason he identified it as that is because the origin of the shipment from Ford. Then we got to talking and it turned out the Ford guys were not even sure if the lizard was actually in the shipment it could have came off the truck like a stowaway in the frame of the vehicle itself. They found it under the dock after the trucks had departed. Actually Jeff seemed like a pretty good guy and took the advice gracefully and was very thankful.

Tom

im not pointing finger at him... just came to think of all the so called EXPERTS out there... =) Cheers

Thanks for that close-up of the tail. It is a hemolopha. The tail scales and whorls say so.

I say it's a C. hemilopha macrolopha. It looks like one of the ones found in Arizona.