AMNH Subway Art #55

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I think this is a whiptail lizard, Cnemidophorus species (can you name the species?)
as portrayed in tiles on the stairway of the NYC subway stop (A-B-C)
at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash).

Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size].

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The physical form is a whiptail lizard, but I don't know if there are any solid green ones. I've surfed the internet and haven't found an answer. My first impression was a baby iguana, but that may just be due to my experience in the pet trade. Iguanas are very common in the pet trade and whiptails much less so.

The tail looks like a whiptail, but the body scales are too big. I'd have to say that it looks more like a hatchling Knight Anole (Anolis equestris) than anything else.