Northern Desert Iguana (Dipsosaurus dorsalis dorsalis)

Created: September 25th, 2010 - 11:56 AM
Last Modified: November 22nd, 2013 - 03:02 AM Entered by: Jeff Nordland
Record 54568

Country: United States		State: California	County: San Bernardino County	Time: 2010-04-18 11:15:00
Qty: 1	Age: Adult	Sex: --	Method: Artificial cover flipping	Habitat: Mojave desert flats
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: -----	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: Clear		Moon Phase: -----	Elevation: -----	Barometric Pressure: -----

Notes

I heard rustling inside a discarded metal pipe and was pleasantly surprised to find this large iguana inside. Possibly the largest one I ever encountered. Notice how it is puffed-up with air in response to being disturbed.

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Comments

Posted by Jonathan Hakim on Jan 13, 2011 at 12:51 AM

Subspecies is Dipsosaurus dorsalis dorsalis.