All Day Iguanidae

12/04/2023

Our blue beauty

12/03/2023

A yummy watermelon snack

11/21/2023

We have baby Delicatissima. Contact for more info.

The Lesser Antillean iguana aka Iguana delicatissima is one of the more rare and valuable species of iguana that you may not at all be familiar with. Thanks ...

10/21/2023

All ready to ✈️

10/21/2023

Brachylophus Fasciatus
Tonga Banded Iguana males

10/20/2023

1 year old and 2 year old Crested Fiji iguanas. Interesting to see their development.

04/27/2023

We have two retired breeding pairs of Fiji Banded Iguanas looking to ✈️
Brachylophus bulabula
Approx 10 years old

01/30/2023

01/29/2023

Beautiful

01/26/2023

Baby female. Yearling make. Brachylophus Bula Bula

01/25/2023

Adult Lesser Antillean Iguana Male

01/24/2023

More babies!

01/23/2023

Babies hatching

12/08/2022

11/25/2022

This is her absolute favourite spot.

11/24/2022

Lesser Antillean adult and yearling basking together.

11/19/2022

Delicatissima babies basking

11/18/2022

Check out these two Tongas fighting through the glass.

11/17/2022

Here's a great article on the Fiji Banded Iguana:

https://amuraworld.com/en/topics/conservancy-report/articles/5991-banded-iguana?fbclid=IwAR3C_uGcuCa6Nbna_-Pc92hD_V3s8a5Z51R6LkvX72s68liBMwB4dEldSY4

11/16/2022

These guys are always hanging around in silly positions! 🤪😆🤗

11/15/2022

Look at these colors and patterns. Gorgeous!!

11/14/2022

So many Brachylophus babies!!

11/14/2022

This one is a keeper!! We named her Dominica because that's the island where she comes from.
Read more about these iguanas here: https://www.iguanafoundation.org/what-we-support/green-iguanas/lesser-antillean-iguana/

11/13/2022

This is a great article on these iguanas!

Comparaison between adult and baby iguana delicatissima.

Also called Lesser Antillean iguana this critically endangered species once occupied most islands from Anguilla to Martinique in the eastern West Indies.
Estimated population is about 20.000 with 10-15.000 of those on Dominica.
The total population has declined 75%, due to habitat destruction, hunting, introduction of exotic predators and competitors, and hybridization with green iguanas.

As you can see they are born with a green coloration and when they get older they get a grey color with a white/pink head.
Iguana delicatissima is easy to distinguish from iguana iguana thanks to its coloration but also because they are smaller and they don't have subtympanic scale.
The Latin adjectives delicatus meaning "delightful" and the superlative -issimus meaning "very," are the roots of this name because this iguana has been eaten for many years.

©️📸: Grayson Tighe (fb page Brachylophus Canada)