Global Information Lookup Global Information

Desert iguana information


Desert iguana[1]
A desert iguana near Amboy Crater, California
Conservation status
Desert iguana
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Iguanidae
Genus: Dipsosaurus
Species:
D. dorsalis
Binomial name
Dipsosaurus dorsalis
(Baird and Girard, 1852)

The desert iguana (Dipsosaurus dorsalis) is an iguana species found in the Sonoran and Mojave Deserts of the Southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, as well as on several Gulf of California islands.

  1. ^ "Dipsosaurus dorsalis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2 September 2008.
  2. ^ Malone, C.L.; French, S. (2019). "Dipsosaurus dorsalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T194975A2370621. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T194975A2370621.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

and 29 Related for: Desert iguana information

Request time (Page generated in 0.8416 seconds.)

Desert iguana

Last Update:

The desert iguana (Dipsosaurus dorsalis) is an iguana species found in the Sonoran and Mojave Deserts of the Southwestern United States and northwestern...

Word Count : 1041

Iguana

Last Update:

Iguana (/ɪˈɡwɑːnə/, Spanish: [iˈɣwana]) is a genus of herbivorous lizards that are native to tropical areas of Mexico, Central America, South America,...

Word Count : 2464

Iguanidae

Last Update:

spinytail iguanas Genus Cyclura – West Indian rock iguanas Genus Dipsosaurus – desert iguana Genus Iguana – green and Lesser Antillean iguanas Genus Sauromalus...

Word Count : 1477

Marine iguana

Last Update:

The marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus), also known as the sea iguana, saltwater iguana, or Galápagos marine iguana, is a species of iguana found only...

Word Count : 8815

Galapagos land iguana

Last Update:

The Galápagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) is a very large species of lizard in the family Iguanidae. It is one of three species of the genus...

Word Count : 1611

Green iguana

Last Update:

The green iguana (Iguana iguana), also known as the American iguana or the common green iguana, is a large, arboreal, mostly herbivorous species of lizard...

Word Count : 6115

Rhinoceros iguana

Last Update:

The rhinoceros iguana (Cyclura cornuta) is an endangered species of iguana that is endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (shared by Haiti and...

Word Count : 2320

Blue iguana

Last Update:

The blue iguana (Cyclura lewisi), also known as the Grand Cayman ground iguana, Grand Cayman blue iguana or Cayman Island rock iguana, is an endangered...

Word Count : 4230

Ctenosaura similis

Last Update:

Ctenosaura similis, commonly known as the black iguana or black spiny-tailed iguana, is an iguanid lizard native to Mexico and Central America. It has...

Word Count : 1874

Ctenosaura

Last Update:

Ctenosaura is a lizard genus commonly known as spinytail iguanas or ctenosaurs. The genus is part of the large lizard family Iguanidae and is native to...

Word Count : 879

Desert

Last Update:

A desert is a landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, living conditions create unique biomes and ecosystems. The lack of vegetation...

Word Count : 13023

Lesser Antillean iguana

Last Update:

Antillean iguana (Iguana delicatissima) is a large arboreal lizard endemic to the Lesser Antilles. It is one of three species of lizard of the genus Iguana and...

Word Count : 1232

Cyclura

Last Update:

as "cycluras" (or more commonly as rock iguanas) and only occur on islands in the West Indies. Rock iguanas have a high degree of endemism, with (in...

Word Count : 1350

Conolophus marthae

Last Update:

marthae, the Galápagos pink land iguana, is a species of lizard of the family Iguanidae. This critically endangered iguana is native only to the Wolf Volcano...

Word Count : 943

Mojave Desert

Last Update:

common in the Mojave Desert, such as the LeConte's thrasher (Toxostoma lecontei), banded gecko (Coleonyx variegatus), desert iguana (Dipsosaurus dorsalis)...

Word Count : 3570

Ctenosaura pectinata

Last Update:

spiny-tailed iguana,: 506 p. : 216 p.  black spiny-tailed iguana,: 265 p.  Guerreran spiny-tailed Iguana, broad-ringed spiny-tailed iguana: 144 p.  among...

Word Count : 2221

Patagonian Desert

Last Update:

mara, pygmy armadillo, Patagonian weasel, puma, Patagonian gray fox, desert iguana, western ribbon snake, and various species of eagle and hawk are a few...

Word Count : 1951

Femoral pore

Last Update:

example have these pores, others in the same family do not. In the desert iguana (Dipsosaurus dorsalis), the waxy lipids released from the femoral pores...

Word Count : 535

Dipsosaurus

Last Update:

described species in this genus. Desert iguana, Dipsosaurus dorsalis (Baird and Girard), 1852 Catalina desert iguana, Dipsosaurus catalinensis (Van Denburgh...

Word Count : 46

Fauna of California

Last Update:

California kingsnake, giant hairy scorpion, stripe tailed scorpion and the desert iguana. Mammals found in the deserts of the lower Sonoran zone include the...

Word Count : 2227

Fiji crested iguana

Last Update:

The Fiji crested iguana or Fijian crested iguana (Brachylophus vitiensis) is a critically endangered species of iguana native to some of the northwestern...

Word Count : 2364

Turks and Caicos rock iguana

Last Update:

Turks and Caicos rock iguana (Cyclura carinata) is a species of lizard endemic to the Turks and Caicos islands. This small iguana can reach 30 in (76 cm)...

Word Count : 1257

Mona ground iguana

Last Update:

The Mona ground iguana (Cyclura stejnegeri) is a critically endangered species of rock iguana, endemic to Mona Island, Puerto Rico. It is one of the island...

Word Count : 1735

Jamaican iguana

Last Update:

The Jamaican iguana (Cyclura collei), also known commonly as Colley's iguana, is a large species of lizard in the family Iguanidae. The species is endemic...

Word Count : 1325

Isla Fisher

Last Update:

overall mixed reception. Fisher voiced a hot-tempered but good-hearted desert iguana befriending an eccentric chameleon in the 3D animated Western action...

Word Count : 4668

List of largest extant lizards

Last Update:

World. Iguanas vary considerably in size and form, but even the smallest lizards in this family are still quite large. For example, the desert iguana (Dipsosaurus...

Word Count : 11848

Dipsosaurus catalinensis

Last Update:

Dipsosaurus catalinensis, the Catalina desert iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Iguanidae. The species is native to Isla Santa Catalina in...

Word Count : 37

Chuckwalla

Last Update:

insular gigantic chuckwallas, Sauromalus hispidus and Sauromalus varius". Iguanas of the World. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Publications. pp. 184–212....

Word Count : 952

Cyclura pinguis

Last Update:

Cyclura pinguis, the Anegada rock iguana, Anegada ground iguana or stout iguana, is a critically endangered species of lizard of the genus Cyclura belonging...

Word Count : 1348

PDF Search Engine © AllGlobal.net