4798 x 3645 px | 40,6 x 30,9 cm | 16 x 12,2 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
7 mars 2010
Lieu:
Haiti and Dominican Republic, Hispanola, West Indies, Caribbean
Informations supplémentaires:
Rhinoceros Iguana, Cyclura cornuta, Iguanidae, Haiti and Dominican Republic, Hispanola, West Indies, Caribbean. Aka Horned Ground Iguana, Mona Ground Iguana, Mona Island Iguana, Rhinocerus Iguana. Rare, threatened lizard. Among the most rapidly declining of the reptiles are the ground or rock iguanas of the genus Cyclura. These large, primarily herbivorous lizards are inhabitants of the predominately dry habitats of the islands of the West Indies. Until the coming of man there were few large carnivores except boas and hawks, hence these lizards evolved in the relative absence of competition for food resources or major predators . Since the arrival of man and his domestic animals (dogs, cats, rats, goats, and pigs) and with the introduction of the mongoose to most of the large islands, there has been extensive predation on all the species, and today their populations are steadily declining.
