On 13 October 1997, Anguilla Post issued the official first day cover featured the Lesser Antillean Iguana or Iguana delicatissima. This issue coincide with the WWF stamps which depicts same species.
The Lesser Antillean Iguana (Iguana delicatissima) is a large arboreal lizard endemic to the Lesser Antilles.Lesser Antillean iguanas are primarily herbivores, feeding on leaves, flowers, fruit, and growing shoots of upwards of 100 different species of plant.