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The desert iguana is a medium-sized lizard which averages 41 cm (16 in) in total length but can grow to a maximum of 61 cm (24 in) including the tail. [7] They are pale gray-tan to cream in color with a light brown reticulated pattern on their backs and sides.
A male green iguana. Iguana (/ ɪ ˈ ɡ w ɑː n ə /, [4] [5] Spanish:) is a genus of herbivorous lizards that are native to tropical areas of Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.
Dipsosaurus Hallowell, 1854 – desert iguanas: Dipsosaurus dorsalis — Desert iguana (Baird and Girard, 1852) Dipsosaurus catalinensis — Catalina desert iguana (Van Denburgh, 1922) Iguana Laurenti, 1768 – green and Lesser Antillean iguanas: Iguana delicatissima — Lesser Antillean iguana Laurenti, 1768; Iguana iguana — Green iguana ...
Dipsosaurus catalinensis, the Catalina desert iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Iguanidae. The species is native to Isla Santa Catalina in Mexico . [ 1 ]
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Allison Christine Alberts (born October 13, 1960) is an American herpetologist and conservation biologist.She began her career at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance in 1990 as a postdoctoral fellow, eventually serving as the zoo's Chief Conservation Officer and Benirschke Chair of Research from 2005 to 2020, the first woman in that role.
Iguania is an infraorder of squamate reptiles that includes iguanas, chameleons, agamids, and New World lizards like anoles and phrynosomatids.Using morphological features as a guide to evolutionary relationships, the Iguania are believed to form the sister group to the remainder of the Squamata, [1] which comprise nearly 11,000 named species, roughly 2000 of which are iguanians.
In English, vernacular names of C. ricordii include Ricord's rock iguana, [1] [3] [9] Ricord's ground iguana, [3] [9] Ricord's iguana, [10] [11] and banded rock iguana. [12] Vernacular names in Spanish include iguana amarilla and iguana de Ricord. In the local Haitian Creole, it is known as leza recò.