floridensis
janson jones
Iguana iguana, 01 January 2010
Iguana iguana, the Green iguana;
Miami-Dade county, Florida (01 January 2010).
A fairly robust male Green iguana throwing out some communicative action in Miami-Dade county. Large males can actually turn fairly orange during the breeding season. This is to impress both females and competing males. This male is also doing a bit of head-bob/dewlap displaying. The dewlap is that large fold of skin under the head. For many lizards, the dewlap is an important component of their communicative displays.
floridensis 