Re: Iguana sub-species.........very long ramble......... :)

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Posted by harry's Dad on November 12, 1999 at 03:26:01:

In Reply to: Iguana locality identification posted by Matt Campbell on November 11, 1999 at 22:43:52:

Matt,

My Mexican did have four horns on his nose. He's down to 2 1/2 now. He also has very long spikes, some as long as 1 3/4 inches.
But if your iguana is more green then shades of brown, I would be thinkin' it's from the northern area of Central America. Northern Central American iguanas also have a mix of brown patches on their bodies too. I've seen around a dozen of these types but have yet to figure out how the cross breeding was done because of the shapes of these iguanas features. Other then the brown patches, they look more like northern S.A. iguanas. I'll post a map on a theory I have to this in the next couple of days. Regional areas see cross breeding between the two "different" iguanas. But this is only my opinion, with the research I've done on regional iguanas and what I have found. I also believe these are sub-species and should be labeled as such. Why scientist/researchers don't label them as such, I have yet to figure out, other than, they don't have enough differences to be sub-species. To me, nose horns, long spikes, narrow head, color difference, longer body, etc.. are enough differences to call for a sub-species listing.
Other than, Harry's mood right now, I like the Mexican iguana over Central and S.A. versions and would like to see the day when you could purchase iguanas by regional species. Because as it sits right now, you would be very lucky to be getting a mexican iguana from a pet store. I would of liked to have been able to track the origin of Harry, to find out just how this iguana got into the US, but since he was a rescue and the couple wasn't too concerned about anything to do with him, I doubt I would ever find out any rewarding information from them. I've only seen one other iguana that was even close to the coloring of Harry and it's to my understanding it's rare for mexican's to be shipped into the country. Central American iguanas are seen on a regular bases and of course, South American are too.
HD

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: Matt, : My Mexican did have four horns on his nose. He's down to 2 1/2 now. He also has very long spikes, some as long as 1 3/4 inches. : But if your iguana is more green then shades of brown, I would be thinkin' it's from the northern area of Central America. Northern Central American iguanas also have a mix of brown patches on their bodies too. I've seen around a dozen of these types but have yet to figure out how the cross breeding was done because of the shapes of these iguanas features. Other then the brown patches, they look more like northern S.A. iguanas. I'll post a map on a theory I have to this in the next couple of days. Regional areas see cross breeding between the two "different" iguanas. But this is only my opinion, with the research I've done on regional iguanas and what I have found. I also believe these are sub-species and should be labeled as such. Why scientist/researchers don't label them as such, I have yet to figure out, other than, they don't have enough differences to be sub-species. To me, nose horns, long spikes, narrow head, color difference, longer body, etc.. are enough differences to call for a sub-species listing. : Other than, Harry's mood right now, I like the Mexican iguana over Central and S.A. versions and would like to see the day when you could purchase iguanas by regional species. Because as it sits right now, you would be very lucky to be getting a mexican iguana from a pet store. I would of liked to have been able to track the origin of Harry, to find out just how this iguana got into the US, but since he was a rescue and the couple wasn't too concerned about anything to do with him, I doubt I would ever find out any rewarding information from them. I've only seen one other iguana that was even close to the coloring of Harry and it's to my understanding it's rare for mexican's to be shipped into the country. Central American iguanas are seen on a regular bases and of course, South American are too. : HD

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