What is the desert iguana?
Desert Iguanas, dipsosaurus dorsalis are the lizards of medium sized, creating their home in the hot, dry wilderness of the southwestern United States and parts of Mexico. The reptile has a rounded head, short legs, large ear openings and a disproportionately long story. The desert iguana, known for its ability to tolerate heat, can generate a short explosion of impressive speed when scared. Their back is covered with brown and gray spots that thin down near the tail, which is pale with annular brown stripes. The raised set of scales flows down the length of the spine and the underside is white. During the season of mating, males and women develop pink coloring on the sides of their bodies. They showed a surprising level of ave comparison with other types of iguanas and sometimes occasionally climb into the upper part of the bushes in finding better flowers. Desert iguanas sometimes eat insects and carrion, as well as their own feces, which are assumed to help them maintain important digestive bacteria. Some scientists believe in the insects is greaterPart of the diet when the desert iguana is juvenile.
Due to its impressive heat tolerance, the desert leguana is more active during the hottest parts of the day than other desert lizards. They spend a significant part of their underground life - sometimes for safety and sometimes to avoid intense heat. When temperatures overcome 115 ° Fahrenheit (about 46 ° Celsius), they have no choice but to cover.
usually dig up their own burrows, but also modify abandoned mammal nests when there is an opportunity. The tunnels can be dainaceous with one chamber, or they can be more complicated with multiple exits. These creatures are shy and quickly hide when they feel danger. Sometimes they cover their entrances into their tunnels with sand, making predators more difficult to detect.
The desert iguana goes to hibernation when the weather cools down in the fall and reappears in March. The period of reproduction begins briefly pabout the end of hibernation. Every year they produce one clutch of eggs, with about eight eggs. There is some evidence that men and women create paired ties, at least temporarily.
These animals are sometimes bred as pets. They are better in the larger tank of Iguana and some people who live in the right climate have established outdoor attachments. Whatever the type of environment is selected, it is usually good to give the animal a cave and a lot of rocks. Owners usually need to maintain a demanding clean environment, and because it is a desert species, to be important to prevent excessive humidity. The temperature can be controlled by thermal lamps if the shady areas are provided so that Iguana can control her body heat.