Blue Iguana Recovery Programme
Nature
The Grand Cayman blue iguana (Cyclura lewisi) is an endangered lizard endemic to the island of Grand Cayman and one of the longest-living lizard species in the world. Previously classified as a subspecies of the Cuban iguana, it was formally reclassified as a distinct species in 2004 based on genetic evidence. The Blue Iguana Recovery Programme at the Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park has brought the wild population back from fewer than 15 individuals to several hundred through captive breeding and staged releases into the wild.
