Species:

Ameiva ameiva

Giant Ameiva

Some other names for this species:

Green Ameiva, South American Jungle Runner

March 6, 2004
Crandon Park, Key Biscayne, Miami-Dade County, Florida
Giant Ameiva (Ameiva ameiva)
Giant Ameiva (Ameiva ameiva)
I ran across two of these colorful, speedy, and non-cooperative lizards while photographing Gray's Spiny-tailed Iguanas on the former grounds of the Crandon Park Zoo. Apparently this is another species that escaped from its former cages and has since formed a long-term population.