Iguana

This large fellow in an enclosure was having lunch as I approached, and became the one animal in this exhibit that fascinated me the most. The green iguana is a resident of Central and South America, and the Caribbean. It's primarily a herbivore, and its claws make it an exceptional climber.

This is obviously a reproduction- a statue of a mountain gorilla.

Curled up behind fallen timber, the rainbow boa, a snake of Central and South America. I've touched a similar snake like this, and was surprised by its relative dryness, as well as its muscle. 

Another couple of shots of that green iguana. I'd return to say hello on my way out.

The howler monkey is another resident of rainforest environments.

This little one was a surprise, sitting on a broad leaf. This is the milky treefrog, another South American resident. They spend their entire lives in the trees.