Caiman Lizard

This is another picture I took at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, that I thought I would share.

http://img98.exs.cx/img98/8728/caimanlizard4lt.th.jpg

This guy either loved posing for the camera/people watching, or it was time for a cruise in the water. Out of 20 or so camera shots, I didn't manage to capture a good tongue shot, which is a shame.

The Shedd is still mostly fish, but they have a few turtles, some frogs, this guy, and one anaconda herp wise.

We have one of those at work. He eats only snails. Crunches on them till all the shell falls out. Messy eater.

I hear there's only something like 12 in captivity, so kind of a rare lizard.