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Iguana iguana
Even though this iguana is clearly orange, he is still called a green iguana.
Many tropical areas of the world but this one lives in the Cockerell Butterfly house in Houston Tx.
Spotted on Feb 7, 2012
Submitted on Feb 8, 2012
11 Comments
He's a very impressive guy!
Neither did I until a recent trip to Costa Rica during Iguana breeding season. I have several spottings with the bright orange pigment showing
Wow! Had no idea.
Those are the male's breeding colors
Look DEEP into my eye!!
I don't know enough about iguanas to say if it was poor accommodations or not, and he looks healthy and all, but he's a BIG guy and when you think about them living in the wild and just how small an enclosure he's in, well, it just doesn't seem proportionate.
I agree - I'm surprised that a butterfly house has such poor accommodate for its exhibits.
His eyes were very beautiful, just like the rest of him. I hate seeing such a majestic creature confined into a small cage.
Amazing - the eye looks almost human!
He did look that way!
Maybe it is just a rusty old iguana? :)