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Desert Iguanas
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Desert Iguanas

Dipsosaurus

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. They also occur on several Gulf of California islands. Their color is mostly grey and tan.

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2 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 2 known species

Desert Iguana

speciesDipsosaurus dorsalis

Santa Catalina Island Desert Iguana

speciesDipsosaurus catalinensis

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 35355.