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Friday, June 17, 2005


Desert Iguana
Desert Iguana
Range
Mojave and Sonoran deserts of southeastern California, southern Nevada and western Arizona.
Habitat
Arid, sandy desert regions among scattered rock and Creosote Bush

Description
The mature Desert Iguana is 10 to 16 inches long with a large, round body and a long tail. It is colored brown around the head which diffuses into a reddish brown netlike pattern. It has tan or gray spots on the neck and trunk.. The tail is gray or white encircled with rows of dark spots.

Adults will have a pink hue on the side of their belly during the breeding season, April and May. A clutch of 3 to 8 eggs is laid June and July, with the young appearing in August and September.

The Desert Iguana is a wary , diurnal lizard that will climb into bushes seeking cooler areas in extreme heat, but it will remain active when temperatures are as high as 115 degrees F.

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