Can anybody id this lizard

@CheeseChameleon2007 Are you implying I'm incorrectly IDing it?

@Great Argus No, I think your absolutely right.

@CheeseChameleon2007 Then why are we doing this?

@Great Argus No Idea

I can see where @CheeseChameleon2007 is coming from, I thought it was an extremely young rhinoceros iguana at first, but I can definitely see now that it's a tegu

Maybe the ID is difficult for people that never saw a red tegu, otherwise is pretty obvious what is it.

Doesn’t look like an iguana to me...

I think it is the quality of the photo which had led to some confusion.

Tegus have those prominent bulging cheeks which could be mistaken for the equally bulging jowls / subtympanic shield of the rhinoceros iguana along with the dullish colouration (would be quite darker with a rhino iguana though) and thick set body that the rhino iguana has.

I think thats why @CheeseChameleon2007 got a bit confused about its ID, which is understandable in some ways.

But yes, this is a tegu and definitely not a rhinoceros iguana which as @Great Argus points out would have a prominent crest running down the spine.