Green iguana

Description:

Green Iguanas are diurnal, arboreal, and are often found near water. Agile climbers, they can fall up to 50 feet (15 m) and land unhurt (iguanas use their hind leg claws to clasp leaves and branches to break a fall) During cold, wet weather, green iguanas prefer to stay on the ground for greater warmth. When swimming, an iguana remains submerged, letting its four legs hang limply against its side. They propel through the water with powerful tail strokes.

Notes:

Photographed at Lagos Zoo.