There is an abundance of both Green Iguana (Iguana iguana) and Black Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) juveniles about the station. These two species are the largest terrestrial lizards around here, although the ctenosaur is much more abundant in the dry forest. I’ve only seen two green iguanas, both of which were larger than the largest ctenosaur around the station. Obviously, though, they are reproducing…
The ctenosaur juveniles are around every corner, and Charles witnessed two being consumed by Turquoise-browed motmots.
Do their tails fall off if pulled too? Wow, these iguanas are vibrant. I wish their pelage color was a Nike shoe.
They do fall off, and many of the large male ctenosaurs around here have evidence of having their tails broken in the past. In the picture of me holding that ctenosaur from last year, the lizard only has a partial tail, although the loss didn’t occur while I was capturing or holding it; it was a previous capture, predation, or other traumatic event.