Banana Pectinata

[Tom]

See?
These are some baby common greens I saw today.
The head shape is just different

Oh yes. I've raised lots of greens from hatchings. Very different indeed.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

@Tom

This is what I've been calling "Rock Iguanas"
What they are. I have no idea. They're becoming more and more common. But not to the extent of the greens.
This is from today's NEIGHBORHOOD APP.

 

[Chubbs the tegu]

@Tom

This is what I've been calling "Rock Iguanas"
What they are. I have no idea. They're becoming more and more common. But not to the extent of the greens.
This is from today's NEIGHBORHOOD APP.

Looks like a brown basilisk

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Looks like a brown basilisk

I agree. (And this one might be) but the ones I've seen myself are much larger and very heavy bodied and have shorter rear limbs and meatier tails than a Basilisk. Definitely not designed to run on top of the water.
In fact, the face coloration on the lizard in the photo looks Basilisk. The limbs look iguana.

 

[Chubbs the tegu]

Yeah the pic is a lil blury

 

[ZEROPILOT]

I used to keep WC imported pectinata back in the late 80s and early 90s. They tamed down relatively well, but they were never 100% tame. In time they were better than a typical green iguana, but never great. This variety is something completely different even though it is considered the same species. The feral ones that have invaded Florida are some nasty customers. Wouldn't want to take that bite. These CB bananas are polar opposites to their wild brethren. Many of the captive bred Ctenosaura varieties are fairly tame nowadays, but I think this type is on another level of tameness.

I'm not sure I've seen one yet.
I think I'd recognize the distinct differences

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Yeah the pic is a lil blury

Yes. It is.
Basilisk don't usually pause long enough to get a photo of them.
This guy just looks too stocky to me. The toes look too short. But I didn't see it in person.
I've never seen a large lizard as beautiful as the ones Tom is raising

 

[Tom]

Yes. It is.
Basilisk don't usually pause long enough to get a photo of them.
This guy just looks too stocky to me. The toes look too short. But I didn't see it in person.
I've never seen a large lizard as beautiful as the ones Tom is raising

There are feral Mexican spiny tails in FL too. I've seen the YT videos. At least two different species of spiny tails, in addition to the green iguanas, basilisks, tegus, Burmese pythons, etc...

 

[Ergotaxon]

I have a friend who hatched an albino last year

 

[Tom]

I have a friend who hatched an albino last year

Wow. That is the first one of those I have seen. That's pretty neat. Thanks for sharing the photo!

 

[Ergotaxon]

Wow. That is the first one of those I have seen. That's pretty neat. Thanks for sharing the photo!

He believes that it is the first in the USA.

 

[Tom]

He believes that it is the first in the USA.

May I share the photo with the breeder of mine and ask if he's seen or heard of any others? I sure haven't.

 

[Chubbs the tegu]

I have a friend who hatched an albino last year

Gorgeous! How his eyesight? Get his food on 5th or 6th attempt? Haha

 

[Ergotaxon]

we have been friends for about twenty years. I took a screenshot of the animal off of Facebook. He frequently posts photos of it and it appears to be healthy in every aspect. If I’m not mistaken, he collaborated with another individual to produce the albino.