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Monday Mystery Answered
On Monday I wrote:
Near Pigeon Park in Old San Juan, came across this medium-sized lizard. Can anyone help with an ID?
(Same photo, wider angle below.) We saw all sorts of lizards of various sizes during our stay.
Julie McCall replied:
Green iguana (iguana iguana). I had two of those, too.
I believe it's an introduced species in PR, much like the ones that can be found in Florida – escapees that then established a feral population because the climate is suitable.
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