We never much noticed the iguanas of Puerto Rico until we started to see them all over our property. We have seen them in our citrus trees, in the grassy areas and recently we saw a huge orange-spiked one climb our mango tree above the cabana. We are still so fascinated by these creatures we thought we should share a few pictures and videos of them. 
Apparently they are not native to Puerto Rico, but have become quite an invasive now-feral species. The climate and vegetation here is perfect for them to thrive. They can cause a problem for landscaping efforts and eat some types of fruit. From what I understand, they are almost entirely vegetarian. Most people believe that they started as pets and were let go. These are the feral offspring. Some large ones can also be aggressive to humans if they feel threatened.
But so far, for us, they are just a part of the exotic background that is now our daily life and we are always amazed when we see these dinosaur looking creatures just roaming in our yard.
Iguana in the mandarin orange tree
Looking disapprovingly at us from his perch in the mango tree
We caught this one on video as he climbed through the gate and up the mango tree. So cool!
I had. Nice wrap-around slice on my leg from a tail whip I never saw coming as I was crouched down photographing the cool skin of these guys. Beware! Just google iguana tail whip and see the experience of others!
I was kind of curious as to how close we should get.
I am thinking about eating them but I am not sure I want to cut up a lizard carcass and throw it on the grill, but maybe….especially if they are mean! That would give me the motivation to kill n’ grill.
They taste just like chicken! lol
I’ve heard they taste better than chicken. I’ve never tried it though so I can’t confirm.
Bob wants a sling shot for christmas so he can hunt them down, nasty buggers. I wonder if we can carry a sling shot on Jetblue?
The name we use is Gallina de Palo