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Iguana iguana
This green iguana was about 5 feet long and very heavy. He engaged in a slow-speed chase of another individual that was almost as big and the same coloration.
Along an inland fresh water canal in western Boca Raton, FL
Spotted on Oct 21, 2014
Submitted on Oct 21, 2014
5 Comments
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Thanks for the analysis, Ashley. The size on these males always amazes me in contrast to the 6-12 inch size they start out as.
If it was the same color, it's very likely to be another male. It's generally only the more dominant males that get the super orange coloration like this. So if the other was a little smaller, he's probably dominant in some other area and trying to come into this big guys area, and this big guy isn't going to go down without a fight :)
Thanks Ashley. He flashed his dewlap and I'm not sure if he was trying to intimidate the other iguana because it was a male, or if he was trying to impress it because it was a female. The other one looked the same in color but was a little smaller and did not want to be caught by this one yet moved away rather slowly. This one kept up the slow pursuit. Any thoughts?
Nice colors on this big male!