These miniature dinosaurs can be found everywhere on this island, around in the Caribbean as well as in South America. Some of the ones we've seen are around 1,5 meters (5 ft) in length from head to tail. Apparently, the species was first officially described by the famous Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus in 1758. In the two centuries since then, numerous subspecies have been identified, such as common iguana and the endangered Lesser Antillian Iguana which we unfortunately have not had the chance to see as yet. These lizards fascinates me, they seem so calm and carefree and until you come super close they have this very aplomb attitude. Just make sure to not come too close as they, when threatened, can deliver some painful whips with their heavy tail. If you ever seen these guys swimming you'd know how important their long tail is, they basically let their four legs hang limply on the side while they impressively propel through the water with powerful tail strokes. We'll be hiking up to the rainforest today, hoping to get a glimpse of the endangered sister species, or maybe some monkeys, we've heard there are a few of them left up there...