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Basic information
Dipsosaurus dorsalis
Desert Iguana
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyIguanas and Chuckwallas
GenusDesert Iguanas
- Czech name
- Leguán pustinný
- English name
- Desert Iguana
- Alternative names
- Cachorón Güero, Common Desert Iguana, Northern Desert Iguana, Sonoran Desert Iguana, Western Desert Iguana
- Synonyms
- Crotaphytus dorsalis, Dipsosaurus carmenensis, Dipsosaurus dorsalis carmenensis, Dipsosaurus dorsalis lucasensis
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Arid, Desert, Grassland, Scrubland, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Fossorial and/or ground-dwelling only, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 154 mm
- Body mass
- max 158.5 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~3.5 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 46 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 14.6 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Diet
- Coprophage, Feces, Flowers, Folivore, Fruit, Herbivore, Insects, Leaves
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
- Body temperature
- 37.1–42.1 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 2.6–6 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 2–8 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–1 × per year
- Sex determination
- Temperature-dependent sex determination
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 36QKD · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 13488 · dryad-v5