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Gato Moteado Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 09:23 PM
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ATTN reptile lovers: I saw the elusive helmeted iguana today
i was in braulio carillo national park today and on the dimly lit floor of the forest i saw a helmeted iguana. i had never seen one in the wild before and supposedly they're very hard to find. i snapped off at least a dozen shots. most of the photos came out great. thought you might enjoy seeing the pics:
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 09:24 PM
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1. Cool Lizard!
We've been seeing a lot of Horned Lizards here lately, but they're not that cool...
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 09:24 PM
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2. Great shots!
Nice clarity.
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scarlet_owl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 09:25 PM
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3. Neat! Thanks for sharing these terrific photos with us!
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MuseRider Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 09:28 PM
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4. Great shots!
Thank you for sharing them with us, what a beautiful Iguana. How large was it?

Congratulations on seeing one in the wild. I love it when I can mark off a sighting in my bird books so this must have been really exciting for you.
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Gato Moteado Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 09:34 PM
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5. helmeted iguanas are not nearly as big......
...as green iguanas or spiny tailed iguanas (both are also native to costa rica). this guy was less than two feet long with his tail.

he was amazingly unafraid and he even let me pet him.
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VelmaD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 09:35 PM
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6. NO SEX THREADS!
:P
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Gato Moteado Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 09:42 PM
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7. i was wondering who would be the first to post that one
:)
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VelmaD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 09:42 PM
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8. You've known me for HOW long...
and you had to wonder? :crazy:
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Gato Moteado Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 09:56 PM
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9. here's a shot with his mouth open....
...sticking out of his mouth, you can see the leg of the cricket he is eating. i saw that he was eating something right before i started snapping photos, but i didn't know what it was. i thought he was munching on a fallen piece of fruit. i didn't realize he was eating a cricket until i just looked at this shot in photoshop.
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 09:56 PM
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10. That's a great shot.
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Gato Moteado Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 10:01 PM
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11. hey man.....post some fresh pics of the garden
you getting any hummingbirds back there?
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 10:02 PM
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12. I haven't seen any.
Lots of butterflies, but no hummingbirds. I'll take some pictures this week.
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Lilyhoney Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-26-05 05:23 PM
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13. WOW!
Thanks for the link and sharing your amazaing environment with us.
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crispini Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-26-05 05:25 PM
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14. Very cool!
I will designate next week iguana week. However, this week is Skink Week. :P
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pitohui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-26-05 05:44 PM
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15. awwwwww
cute
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