Guiana dragon at Jersey?

[Shirokuma]

I am reading Menagerie Manor by Gerald Durrell. He mentions a lizard called a 'Guiana dragon'. I cannot find reference to such a species online. Does anyone know what else it is known as?

 

[Kifaru Bwana]

It refers to what is now known as crocodile lizard.

 

[DesertRhino150]

The accompanying drawing in my copy of Menagerie Manor shows a Northern caiman lizard.

 

[Chlidonias]

yes it is a caiman lizard (Dracaena guianensis) -- the scientific name actually translates as "dragon from Guiana".

 

[Shirokuma]

Thank you very much.