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Bangalore Geckoella (Cyrtodactylus srilekhae), family Gekkonidae, Bengaluru, India

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Santa Cruz Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus hassi), family Iguanidae, Isla Isabella, Galapagos

photograph by Brooke Pyke

Española Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus venustissimus), family Iguanidae, Española Island, Galapagos

photograph by Benjamint444

Galapagos Lava Lizard (Microlophus albemarlensis), family Tropiduridae, sitting on a Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus), family Iguanidae, Galapagos

photographs by John Seager

Rhinoceros Iguana (Cyclura cornuta), family Iguanidae, found in the island of HIspaniola

ENDANGERED.

photograph via: https://www.iguanafoundation.org/

Galapagos Pink Land Iguana (Conolophus marthae), family Iguanidae, found on Wolf Volcano, northern Isabela Island, Galápagos Islands (Ecuador)

CRITICALLY ENDANGERED.

photograph via: Galápagos Conservancy

Galapagos Land Iguana (Conolophus subcristatus), male, family Iguanidae, Galapagos

photograph by Myke Clarkson

Iguanas floated 5,000 miles from North America to Fiji on vegetation rafts, new study finds

Around 34 million years ago, the ancestors of modern iguanas likely embarked on what may be the longest overwater journey undertaken by a nonhuman, land-dwelling vertebrate species. Starting off the epic trek from the western coast of North America, these iguanas traveled nearly 5,000 miles — one-fifth of the Earth’s circumference — across the Pacific Ocean, eventually arriving in Fiji, according to a new study. Using genetic evidence, researchers propose that these iguanas made the extraordinary voyage by rafting on floating vegetation, possibly composed of uprooted trees or plants...

Read more: https://cnn.it/4bWv8Kw

Lau Banded Iguana (Brachylophus fasciatus), family Iguanidae, endemic to the Lau islands, of Fiji

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photograph by Reptiles4all

Central Fijian Banded Iguanas (𝘉𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘺𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘶𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘶𝘭𝘢), T - female, B - male, family Iguanidae, endemic to some of the larger central and northwestern islands of Fiji (Ovalau, Kadavu and Viti Levu)

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Black-spotted Kangaroo Lizard (Otocryptis nigristigma), family Agamidae, Sri Lanka

Northern Spectacled Lizard (Loxopholis southi), family Gymnophthalmidae, Costa Rica

Sand Lizard (Lacerta agilis), family Lacertidae, Lower Silesia, Poland

Sri Lankan Spotted Bent-toed Gecko (Cyrtodactylus punctatus), family Gekkonidae, endemic to Sri Lanka

Painted Dragon (Ctenophorus pictus), male, family Agamidae, Mallee, NSW, Australia

Green Salamander (Aneides aeneus), family Plethodontidae, Indiana, USA

Plated Lizard (Gerrhosaurus flavigularis), family Gerrhosauridae, South Africa

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A few notes, though -

I don’t want this to seem like savannah monitors are good pets. They’re on the smaller side as far as monitors go, but like other larger monitors, they are not good pets for the vast majority of people. Monitors are intelligent, active, curious lizards that can be very dangerous to people. This one seems to be well taken care of, but that is the exception and not the rule.