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Scientific Name
Dipsosaurus dorsalis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Dipsosaurus dorsalis (Baird and Girard, 1852)
Park
Death Valley National Park (DEVA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Desert Iguana
Park Synonyms
Dipsosaurus dorsalis dorsalis
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Reptilia |
| Order | Squamata |
| Suborder | Iguania |
| Family | Iguanidae |
| Subfamily | Iguaninae |
| Genus | Dipsosaurus |
| Species | Dipsosaurus dorsalis |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Common in valley floors, on alluvial fans, and in canyons and washes (Turner and Wauer 1963). Characteristic of sand dune habitats, and other sandy valley floor areas.
Management Tags
-
Exploitation Concern
Many species of reptiles are subject to collection for the pet trade.
Seasonality Tags
- Resident
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
17
References
Vouchers
43
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
egp- I&M office
Created Date
2/5/2003 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
aloar@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
4/15/2014 11:49:09 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Saline Valley Salt Marsh, Inyo County - Natural History Survey. 1975. Dept. of Fish & Game; Turner and Wauer (1963); 2002 surveys (I&M program); Banta (1962); Kay (1970); Persons & Nowak 2006 (654476): Title from DVD: FinalReport_DEVA_AmphibRept_May2006.doc. Local List Details: Crother, B. I. (ed.). 2008. Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, pp. 1–84. SSAR Herpetological Circular 37. Online at http://www.ssarherps.org/pages/comm_names/Index.php (last accessed December 10, 2013).
