The Mona ground iguana is a critically endangered species of rock iguana, endemic to Mona Island, Puerto Rico. It is one of the island nation's few large land animals, and it is the largest endemic terrestrial lizard in the country, and one of the biggest rock iguanas within the Antilles. It was previously considered a subspecies of the rhinoceros iguana.
Mona ground iguana
Mona ground iguana hatchling
Mona iguana front shot
Full body shot of iguana in the grass
Cyclura is a genus of lizards in the family Iguanidae. Member species of this genus are commonly known as "cycluras" and only occur on islands in the West Indies. Rock iguanas have a high degree of endemism, with a single species or subspecies originating on an individual island.
Cyclura
Acklin's Island iguana basking on a rock
Grand Cayman blue iguana, Cyclura lewisi
Image: Cyclura Carinata Female