Northern Desert Iguana
Dipsosaurus dorsalis dorsalis
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- D. d. dorsalis – Maricopa Co, AZ – photo by Dorrien Davies
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- D. d. dorsalis – Maricopa Co, AZ – photo by Dorrien Davies
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- D. d. dorsalis – San Bernardino Co, CA – photo by Brad Sillasen
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- D. d. dorsalis – San Diego Co, CA – photo by Steve Bledsoe
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- D. d. dorsalis – San Diego Co, CA – photo by Steve Bledsoe
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- D. d. dorsalis – Yuma Co, AZ – photo by Bill White
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Dipsosaurus d. dorsalis occurs in the Colorado, Mojave and Sonoran Desert regions of Arizona, California and Nevada.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Dipsosaurus dorsalis dorsalis (Baird & Girard – 1852)
Genus: Dipsosaurus , Greek – dipsos = thirst + saurus = lizard – ref. dry region they inhabit
Species/Subspecies: dorsalis, Latin = pertaining to the back – pos. ref. to row of scales or crest of scales on back
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962