Grand cayman blue iguana

Brilliant blue lizards walk the island. Only to be found in Grand Cayman, the endangered species is not to be missed.

Cayman Island Blue Iguana Grand Cayman Island June 2013

Endemic to Grand Cayman Island in the Carribbean, in 2002 between 10-25 blue iguanas remained in the wild. In 2012, the species was downlisted from critically endangered to endangered, with about 750...

One of three we saw in the wild today at Queen Elizabeth Botanical Gardens. A critically endangered species.

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Iguanas.

The Grand Cayman Blue Iguana (Cyclura lewisi) is a critically endangered species of lizard endemic to the island of Grand Cayman. It is the largest native land animal on Grand Cayman with a total nose-to-tail length of 5 ft (1.5 m) and weighing as much as 30 lb (14 kg).

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International Blue Iguana Day is celebrated on May 8th to recognize the endangered endemic species of Grand Cayman and the efforts to conserve it.