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The Inside Story: Reptile ownership often begins with a baby Green Iguana

Friday, January 25, 2019

Iguana Foundation‏ researchers




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Iguana Foundation‏ @iguanafndn Jan 20


#10yrschallenge Dr Stesha Pasachnik:10yrs ago today I was on #Utila catching C.bakeri in hopes of understanding more about their genetic structure+threats. Now I have a wonderful student @Daisy_Fox87 working on what has changed. Luckily I get to go back from time to time to help!

Kanahau Utila and Daisy Fox Maryon



can you guess the species? 🤔















Todays #10yrchallenge...Iguana champion @IgToastChronica who has being working with iguanas since 1998!Her 1st foray with wild iguanas was in 2005 with Blue Iguanas in Grandcayman. Now in CostaRica she studies social behaviour in C.similis for her PhD! #Scicomm #womeninscience














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  • Jan 19

    • Have some from this Spiny tailed iguana basking on a wall in Mexico!

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  • Jan 18

    • A not quite : Kim Lovich Iguana hero + curator of herpetology left: Kim’s first foray into the iguana world at the IUCN ISG meeting 2012 right: 2018 championing conservation programs+funds for Fijian iguanas in country
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  • Jan 18

    • Lesser Antillean/Green Iguana Hybrids on St. Eustatius as well.....
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    Jan 18

    • Waiting for my gels to set! Running iguana samples from Utila today! Fingers crossed we get good DNA and we can send off for sequencing!
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    Jan 16

    • PLEASE SHARE! We've just announced the 2019 DICE MSc Scholarship. It's open to people with at least two years work experience from Lower to Upper-Middle Income countries. Deadline 3rd March 2019. More details are here:
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  • Jan 18

    • Good morning twitter from a rather grumpy Fiji crested iguana! 📸:
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    Jan 17

    • Iguana analysis by Nyakatura et al., used in our paper on :










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    Jan 17

    • our awesome iguana float for the 2018 carnival! The float was made of 100% recycled trash from the beaches! It was a mobile float so that people could recycle while they partied!
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    Galapagos Islands Park





     
    Parque Galápagos
     


    Ranger Eduardo Espinoza provides training on marine turtle monitoring techniques to volunteers who will participate in this conservation program at Crucita.

     

    If you are traveling to #Galápagos, remember to follow the rules of behavior in the protected areas visiting sites. #CumplamosLasReglas.






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    Conservación Ecuador‏ @CI_Ecuador Jan 18


    La #LimpiezaCosteraEc nació en el 2017, en el marco de la alianza interinstitucional entre @ambiente_ec, @parquegalapagos, @CI_Ecuador y Fundación @CocaColaLC, incluye jornadas de recolección de basura en áreas protegidas e impulsa la prevención con campañas de educación.


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    MAE Marina y Costera‏ @MAEMarinaEc Jan 18


    Viceministra María Victoria Chiriboga @mavicchiri, junto al Subsecretario Marino Costero Vicente Zavala @vzavalaz16 y el director del @parquegalapagos Jorge Carrión @JcarrionTacuri, participaron en el arranque de la jornada de #LimpiezaCosteraEc.

    Ministerio del Ambiente Ecuador and Marcelo Mata

     



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    Holguer Guerrero +‏ @HolguerGuerrero Jan 18


    Este sábado el ministro @Marcelo_MataG nos acompaña en #EcuadorPaísDeContrastes. Inicia la campaña de playas limpias. 80 toneladas de basura, especialmente plástico, llegan en el mar. Por @RadioLatinaEc 88.1 @ToroBolito1971 #ecuador #PlayasLimpias @Ambiente_Ec








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    Thursday, January 24, 2019

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    Iguana Foundation‏ @iguanafndn Jan 16


    Another important way to distinguish between the native and endemic iguana is the bands on the tail, green iguanas have black bands (left) while they are absent in the native Lesser attillean iguana #conservation #dominica #iguana












    Iguana Foundation‏ @iguanafndn Jan 16



    Looking at the differences in the heads can you tell the difference between the green iguana and lesser antillean iguana below? #whatisitwednesday #conservation #HerpTwitter






















    Iguana Foundation‏ @iguanafndn Jan 16

    Here you can see some of the morphological differences between green iguanas (A) and Lesser antillean iguanas (B) notice the lack of the Subtympanic plate (1) in the lesser attillean iguana #Dominica #herpetology See more here https://www.researchgate.net/publication/277893074

    _Genetic_Evidence_of_Hybridization_between_the_Endangered_Native_Species_
    Iguana_delicatissima_and_the_Invasive_
    Iguana_iguana_Reptilia_Iguanidae_in_the_Lesser_Antilles_Management_Implications …








    Good morning twitter from a rather grumpy Fiji crested iguana! :@IamJoeyBrown





    Here are two #iguanas captured on surveys in #Dominica one is the endemic lesser antillean iguana and one the invasive green iguana, can you spot the differences? #conservation #invasivespecies #herpetology







    And of course I get to continue working with all sorts of iguanas, like these hatchling Jamaican Rock Iguanas! #womeninscience #scicomm #iguanas











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    Iguana Foundation‏ @iguanafndn








    Did you know the Andros Iguana deposits it’s eggs in termite mounds? #Herpetology #scicomm #sciencetwitter : Dr Chuck Knapp






    Iguana Foundation

    Iguana Foundation

    @iguanafndn

    International Iguana Foundation mission: To ensure the survival of iguanas and their habitats through conservation, awareness and scientific programs.
    iguanafoundation.org/join-team-ctenosaur…

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    Saturday, December 22, 2018

    "Outstanding Student Research" award


     




    Oct 23
    Arboreal, higher-elevation in eastern house a of impressively small-bodied . Suggested to be listed as an on the . Study:
















    Sceloporus BMH post by Adam Clause highlights colorful Mexican spiny lizards! I'll try to add in some of my own photos soon





    Dec 16
    Once common throughout South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, the frosted flatwoods salamander is now only found in two areas in Florida’s panhandle. One hope for the future of this species rests in captive management and release. 

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    Honored that gave me the "Outstanding Student Research" award for my ProcB paper on priority effects in stream catchments. Thanks so much, and to those who read the paper

    It was great to meet other students doing great things at ! 











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    Sunday, September 2, 2018

    Savannah Monitor Care


    Bosc Monitor





    Summary of a Properly supported Savannah Monitor
    1. Minimum cage size 8 feet x 4 feet x 4 feet or bigger.
    2. Deep sandy soil floor to support digging burrows.
    3. Hot basking area of 130 degrees (F) or HOTTER.
    4. 60% average humidity or higher.
    5. large water dish (Changed daily or more)
    6. several hiding areas located throughout the cage.
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    Savannah Monitor Care

    www.savannahmonitor.net 


    5 Tips For Keeping The Savannah Monitor - Reptiles Magazine

    www.reptilesmagazine.com/Lizards/5-Tips-For-Keeping-The-Savannah-Monitor/
    Feed the insects leafy vegetables dusted with calcium, phosphorus and vitamin D3 powders. All three of these minerals are essential in the formation, repair and health of lizard bones. Savannah monitors undergo a considerable dietary shift when they become adults.

    A Guide to Caring for Savannah Monitors As Pets - The Spruce Pets

    https://www.thesprucepets.com › Reptiles & Amphibians › Monitor Lizards
    May 31, 2018 - Interested in caring for a pet lizard? Learn more about the care and feeding of a savannah monitor, one of the most popular pet reptiles.






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