Least ConcernCommon Chuckwalla
Sauromalus ater
One of the 9 iguanas on WAnimals
Reptiles · Squamata · Iguanidae
Cyclura lewisi
At very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future.
The Grand Cayman blue iguana is a large lizard endemic to the island of Grand Cayman, which takes on an intense turquoise blue when basking or during the breeding season. In 2002 there were between ten and twenty-five individuals left in the wild and the species was given up as doomed. A captive breeding and reintroduction programme has taken the population past a thousand.
Weight
11 kg – 14 kg
Size
1 m – 1.5 m
Life expectancy
60 years
Diet
Herbivore
Feeds mainly on plants.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sighting difficulty
Hard
Estimated population
Around 1,000 individuals
Sources consulted: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclura_lewisi
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The grand cayman blue iguana is classified as endangered. Organisations such as the IUCN, WWF and the Wildlife Conservation Society work specifically on its conservation and that of its habitat; looking into their programmes is a good starting point if you want to get involved.
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