Rock+Iguana

The rock iguana is one of the rarest lizards in the world. This endangered species of rock iguana originates from the Grand Cayman Islands. Rock Iguanas have been known to live up to 50 years in the wild, but they have been hunted almost to extinction by dogs and other animals on the islands. They are native to dry open brush land. When they are resting half of their body turns a powder blue color and this is why people often call them the “blue iguana”. Their diet consists mostly of vegetation. The Central Florida Zoo is involved in the efforts to save this species from extinction with both captive breeding and work in the Grand Caymans to restore their habitat.


 * References:** www.umich.edu/~esupdate/library/96.07-08/hudson.html

//--Jonathan Sullivan//