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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.


Taxonomy of the family Iguanidae
Bibliography of the genus Dipsosaurus
Biodiversity of the family Iguanidae








Genus
Dipsosaurus

Desert Iguanas

Wüstenleguane

Ørkenleguaner

1854 Dipsosaurus Hallowell (type species: Crotaphytus dorsalis Baird & Girard 1852)
Contents: 2 species, of which 1 (50.0%) is endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Distribution: Mexico (Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur [incl. Isla Cerralvo, Isla Santa Catalina], Sinaloa, Sonora), USA (Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah).

Dipsosaurus catalinensis

Santa Catalina Island Desert Iguana

Santa-Catalina-Wüstenleguan

Santa Catalina-ørkenleguan

1922 Dipsosaurus catalinensis Van Denburgh
Dipsosaurus dorsalis catalinensis Soulé & Sloan 1966

Remarks: Revalidated as a separate species by Grismer (1999).
Distribution: Mexico (Baja California Sur: Isla Santa Catalina).


Dipsosaurus dorsalis

Common Desert Iguana

Gewöhnlicher Wüstenleguan

Almindelig Ørkenleguan

1852 Crotaphytus dorsalis Baird & Girard
Dipsosaurus dorsalis Hallowell 1854
1920 Dipsosaurus dorsalis lucasensis Van Denburgh (Grismer, McGuire & Hollingsworth 1994)
1922 Dipsosaurus carmenensis Van Denburgh (Hulse 1992)
Dipsosaurus dorsalis carmenensis Liner 1994
1933 Dipsosaurus dorsalis sonoriensis Allen
Dipsosaurus sonoriensis Liner 2007

Other common names:
carmenensis: Carmen Island Crested Iguana
dorsalis: Northern Desert Iguana
lucasensis: San Lucan Desert Iguana
sonoriensis: Sonoran Desert Iguana
Distribution: Mexico (Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur [incl. Isla Cerralvo], Sinaloa, Sonora), USA (Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah).


Dipsosaurus dorsalis
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