Diet and Sexual Dimorphism of the Desert Iguana, Dipsosaurus dorsalis, from Sonora, Mexico

Christopher J. Dibble; Geoffrey R. Smith; Julio A. Lemos-Espinal

doi:10.3398/1527-0904-68.4.521

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1 December 2008 Diet and Sexual Dimorphism of the Desert Iguana, Dipsosaurus dorsalis, from Sonora, Mexico

Christopher J. Dibble, Geoffrey R. Smith, Julio A. Lemos-Espinal

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Christopher J. Dibble,^* Geoffrey R. Smith,^**,* Julio A. Lemos-Espinal^***

^*Department of Biology, Denison University, Granville, OH 43023.
^**Corresponding author. E-mail: smithg@denison.edu
^***Laboratorio de Ecología, Tecnología y Prototipos, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, UNAM, Apartado Postal 314, Avenida de los Barrios No. 1, Los Reyes Iztacala, Tlalnepantla, Estado de México, 54090 México.

Western North American Naturalist, 68(4):521-523 (2008). https://doi.org/10.3398/1527-0904-68.4.521

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Abstract

We examined the diet and sexual dimorphism of the desert iguana, Dipsosaurus dorsalis, from Sonora, Mexico. The diet consisted primarily of vegetation, with insect material contributing little to the overall volume of the diet. Plant matter was restricted to leaves and seeds. Animal prey consisted mostly of ants, termites, and beetles. Males and females did not differ significantly in snout–vent length, head length, or head width. These results confirm that in general D. dorsalis is herbivorous and not sexually dimorphic through much of its range.

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Christopher J. Dibble, Geoffrey R. Smith, and Julio A. Lemos-Espinal "Diet and Sexual Dimorphism of the Desert Iguana, Dipsosaurus dorsalis, from Sonora, Mexico," Western North American Naturalist 68(4), 521-523, (1 December 2008). https://doi.org/10.3398/1527-0904-68.4.521

Received: 10 August 2007; Accepted: 1 March 2008; Published: 1 December 2008

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