Florida's Odd Creatures... ?

Question

There are alot of lizard like creatures at Florida's Key Biscayne. Does anyone know what they are, are the dangerous, and what the are called?

Answer 1

alligators?

Answer 2

Nile monitor

are these lizard like things you saw http://www.the-lizard-lounge.com/content... then it was a nile monitor lizard.

Nile monitor are large carnivorous lizards that can dig up reptile eggs (including those of crocodilians and sea turtles) and prey upon birds, mammals, frogs, lizards, snakes, fish, and crabs. Cape Coral has the largest Florida population of burrowing owls (>1,000 pairs), which might be impacted by monitors usurping their burrows and preying upon adults, nestlings, and eggs.

Answer 3

They're green iguanas (Iguana iguana) and they're not dangerous to humans.

http://www.wildherps.com/species/I.iguan...

Answer 4

There used to be a lot of g*y lizards in the keys, but AIDS got most of them

Answer 5

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