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Scientific Name
Dipsosaurus dorsalis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Dipsosaurus dorsalis (Baird and Girard, 1852)
Park
Lake Mead National Recreation Area (LAKE)
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
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Jim Boone, Taxa Expert: Desert Wildlife Consultants, LLC, June 3, 2011.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Jim Boone, Taxa Expert: Desert Wildlife Consultants, LLC, June 3, 2011.
Abundance
Abundant
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Jim Boone, Taxa Expert: Desert Wildlife Consultants, LLC, June 3, 2011.
Management Tags
-
Exploitation Concern
All herps may be exploited by collectors.
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Jim Boone, Taxa Expert: Desert Wildlife Consultants, LLC, June 3, 2011.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
GLIMP
Created Date
8/4/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
6/15/2011 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: See synonym Dipsosaurus dorsalis dorsalis (TSN# 208795) to view additional species evidence., Park Species Data Source: Schwartz, J. 1976. Trapping and observation of fauna in Lake Mead NRA. University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Contract #330-4502-040
report. trapping conducted Aug. 22, 1974 to Jan. 28, 1976. NATUREBIB-127328., Accepted Detail: 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. [http://www.ssarherps.org/pages/comm_names/Index.php]
