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18.0693, -63.0844

Field Notes

Description:

Injured iguana

Habitat:

Tropical island

Species ID Suggestions

green iguana

Iguana iguana

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There are two species of iguana on St. Martin, the indigenous Lesser Antillean iguana (Iguana delicatissima) which, unlike this spotting, does NOT have a subtympanic shield, a feature of the other St Martin species, the non-native green iguana (Iguana iguana). Interestingly, Iguana iguana first made it to neighboring Anguilla in 1995. Read about this amazing invasion here http://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/08/us/hapless-iguanas-float-away-and-voyage-grips-biologists.html I wonder how they got to St. Martin.
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PublishedApril 19, 2013

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