Anegada ground iguana (Cyclura pinguis)

 

The Anegada ground iguana was once distributed over the entire Puerto Rico Bank but, as its common name implies, its natural range is now restricted to the island of Anegada in the British Virgin Islands. This relatively large, stout species of Cyclura has a dusty-brown coloured back and a buff-white to pale grey belly. By contrast, the legs, sides, tail base and dorsal spines are strikingly coloured with varying amounts of brilliant turquoise blue, particularly pronounced in males. Juveniles have a grey to moss-green back and sides and are distinctively patterned with a series of wide grey to black forward-pointing chevrons, which fade and are generally lost as the individual matures. Eyes are normally a dull yellow, but flush bright crimson when the iguana becomes agitated.

Also known as
    Anegada Island iguana, Anegada rock iguana.
French
    Cyclure de l'Ile Anegada, Iguane terrestre de l'Ile Anegada.

Size
    Male snout-to-vent length: to 560 mm
    Female snout-to-vent length: to 500 mm
    Male weight: 7.75 kg
    Female weight: 5.25 kg

Kingdom  =   Animalia
Phylum     =  Chordata
Class         =  Reptilia
Order        =  Squamata
Family      =  Iguanidae
Genus       = Cyclura