Turks and Caicos Rock Iguana

 

  

The Life of Animals | Turks and Caicos Rock Iguana | The Turks and Caicos rock iguana (Cyclura carinata) is a critically endangered species of lizard of the genus Cyclura That is endemic to the Turks and Caicos islands. Turks and Caicos rock iguanas has 50.000, the healthiest population of rock iguanas in the Caribbean. The Turks and Caicos rock iguana, Cyclura carinata carinata, was first described by American zoologist Richard Harlan in Fauna Americana in 1825 Its generic name (Cyclura) is derived from the Ancient Greek Cyclos (κύκλος) meaning "circular" and Oura (οὐρά) meaning "tail", after the thick-ringed tail

Read More

Ctenosaura

The Life of Animals | Ctenosaura | Ctenosaura is a genus of lizard commonly known as spinytail iguanas. At least two species, Ctenosaura pectinata and Ctenosaura similis, have been introduced into the United States in southern Texas and Miami, Florida.

Read More

Chuckwalla

  

The Life of Animals | Chuckwalla | Chuckwallas are large lizards found primarily in arid regions of the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico. There are five species of chuckwallas, all within the genus Sauromalus; They are part of the iguanid family, Iguanidae. The generic name, Sauromalus, is a combination of two Ancient Greek words: σαῦρος (sauros) meaning "lizard". and ομαλυς (omalus) meaning "flat Chuckwalla The common name derives from the Shoshone word" tcaxxwal "or Cahuilla" caxwal ", transcribed by Spaniards as" chacahuala

Read More

Desert Iguanas

  

The Life of Animals | Desert Iguanas | The desert iguana (Dipsosaurus dorsalis) is one of the most common lizards of the Sonoran and Mojave deserts of the Southwestern United States and Northwestern Mexico.  Dipsosaurus is a monotypic genus with D. Recognized dorsal being its only species

Read More

Galapagos Land Iguana

 

  

The Life of Animals | Galapagos Land Iguana | The Galapagos Land Iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) is a species of lizard in the Iguanidae family. It is endemic to the Galápagos Islands, primarily the islands of Fernandina, Isabela, Santa Cruz, North Seymour, Hood and South Plaza. The Galapagos Land Iguana varies in morphology and coloration different island Among Populations There are two taxonomically distinct forms of Conolophus inhabiting the western part of the islands (C. pallidus and C. Rosada) and one in the central part (C subcristatus) Its generic name, Conolophus, is derived from two Greek words: conos (κώνος) meaning "spiny" and lophos (λοφος) meaning "crest" or "plume", denoting the spiny crests along Their Backs.

Read More

Marine Iguana

  

The Life of Animals | Marine Iguana | The Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) is an iguana found only on the Galápagos Islands that has the ability, unique among modern lizards, to live and forage in the sea, making it a marine reptile. The Iguana can dive over 30 ft (10 m) into the water. It has spread to all the islands in the archipelago, and is sometimes called the Galapagos Marine Iguana.

Read More