Dipsosaurus

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Noun1.Dipsosaurus - desert iguanasDipsosaurus - desert iguanas      
genus Dipsosaurus
reptile genus - a genus of reptiles
family Iguania, family Iguanidae, Iguania, Iguanidae - New World lizards
desert iguana, Dipsosaurus dorsalis - small long-tailed lizard of arid areas of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico
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The effect of temperature on digestive efficiency in the herbivorous lizard Dipsosaurus dorsalis.
Dieta de Cyclura nubila nubila gray, 1831 (Squamata: Iguanidae) en dos cayos del archipielago de los Jardines de la Reina, Cuba
Second, during transects we also regularly encountered desert iguanas (Dipsosaurus dorsalis) which occasionally scavenge carrion (Norris, 1953).
Scavenging of migratory bird carcasses in the Sonoran Desert
Hibernation in the desert iguana, Dipsosaurus dorsalis.
The effects of climate modes on growing-season length and timing of reproduction in the pacific northwest as revealed by biophysical modeling of lizards
Risk factors affecting escape behaviour in the desert iguana, Dipsosaurus dorsalis: speed and directness of predator approach, degree of cover, direction of turning by a predator, and temperature.
Escape tactics and effects of perch height and habituation on flight initiation distance in two Jamaican anoles (Squamata: Polychrotidae)
Environmental influences on the testis cycles of the lizards Dipsosaurus dorsales and Xantusia vigilis.
Seasonal changes in testicular and epididymal histology of the tropical lizard, Tropidurus itambere (Rodrigues, 1987), during its reproductive cycle/Mudancas sazonais na histologia do testiculo e epididimo do lagarto tropical Tropidurus itambere, durante seu ciclo reprodutivo
Temperature-dependent maze learning in the desert iguana, Dipsosaurus dorsalis.
Technique for measuring speed and visual motion sensitivity in lizards
Dipsosaurus dorsalis, Gambelia copei, Sceloporus zosteromus, Urosaurus nigricaudus, Uta stansburiana, Phyllodactylus xanti, Cnemidophorus hyperythrus, Cnemidophorus tigris, Chilominescus stramenius, Masticophis fuliginosus, Pituophis vertebralis, Crotalus enyo.
An Evolutionary Classification and Checklist of Amphibians and Reptiles on the Pacific Islands of Baja California, Mexico
The desert iguana Dipsosaurus dorsalis lives in sandy areas, moving between the clumps of vegetation whose leaves and flowers it eats.
2 Life in hot deserts and subdeserts
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