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Anegada Iguana
published: Oct 21, 2006
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Formerly occurring throughout the Puerto Rican bank, this rare iguana is now restricted to a few tiny islands in the British Virgin Islands, the largest population on Anegada.
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Acklins Iguana
published: Feb 15, 2006
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These strikingly handsome iguanas are found only on Fish Cay and North Cay in the Acklins Bight, Bahamas.
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Bartsch's Iguana
published: Feb 15, 2006
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This small species inhabits one tiny remote island, Booby Cay, in the southern Bahamas near Mayaguana.
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Allen's Cay Iguana
published: Feb 15, 2006
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The Allen's Cay iguana is extremely well known to many tourists in the Bahamas because boat operators make regular stopovers to the island.
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Mona Island Iguana
published: Feb 15, 2006
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The Mona Island iguana is restricted to one tiny island lying midway between Puerto Rico and Hispaniola.
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Ricord's Iguana
published: Feb 15, 2006
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The Ricord's iguana is restricted to a very limited range in the southwest of the Dominican Republic.
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Jamaican Iguana
published: Feb 15, 2006
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Feared extinct for nearly half a century, the Jamaican iguana was rediscovered in 1990.
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Andros Iguana
published: Feb 15, 2006
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Native to Andros, the Andros iguana is the only iguana in the Bahamas that is not presently confined to small cays.
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Sister Isles Iguana
published: Feb 15, 2006
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The Sister Isles iguana, as the name suggests, is native to two islands to the south of Cuba, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman.
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White Cay Iguana
published: Feb 15, 2006
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This species occurs only on a single island (White or Sandy Cay) in the southern Exuma Islands in the Bahamas.
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San Salvador Iguana
published: Feb 15, 2006
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This small, colorful iguana was once abundant on the mainland of San Salvador but sightings there are now exceedingly rare.
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Rhinoceros Iguana
published: Feb 15, 2006
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Rhino iguanas are easily recognized by the horn-like upturned conical scales atop the snout.
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Exuma Islands Iguana
published: Feb 15, 2006
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This colorful iguana is known from seven small cays scattered throughout the Exuma Island chain of the Bahamas.
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Cuban Iguana
published: Feb 15, 2006
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Well-distributed throughout Cuba, primarily in dry coastal areas, Cuban iguanas still number in the tens of thousands.
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Turks & Caicos Iguana
published: Feb 15, 2006
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Native to the Turks and Caicos Islands (southeast of the Bahamas), this is the smallest species of rock iguana.
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