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I.I.S. 2002 
Board of Directors
Joseph Wasilewski
President
Homestead, FL

Robert W. Ehrig
Founder and Vice President
Big Pine Key, FL

A. C. Echternacht, PhD
Treasurer
Knoxville, TN

AJ Gutman
Secretary and 
Membership Coordinator 
West Hartford, CT

Robert Powell, PhD
Director
Kansas City, MO

John Binns
Director
San Jose, CA

Iguana and
I.I.S. Website Staff
Robert Powell, PhD
Editor
Department of Biology
Avila University
Kansas City, MO

AJ Gutman
Editorial and Fulfillment
Coordinator
West Hartford, CT

Michael Ripca
Production Manager 
and Design Coordinator
Leaping Lizards Graphic Design
Atco, NJ

John Binns
Internet Administrator
San Jose, CA

John Bendon
Illustrator / Photographer
Bath, England

Pirolli Printing 
Printer
Bellmawr, NJ

I.I.S. 2002 
Editorial Board
Allison C. Alberts, PhD
Zoological Society of San Diego
San Diego, CA

Gordon M. Burghardt, PhD
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN

Keith Christian, PhD
Northern Territory University
Darwin, NT, Australia

John B. Iverson, PhD
Earlham College
Richmond, IN

Gordon H. Rodda, PhD
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Ft. Collins, CO

I.I.S. 2002 
Advisory Board
John Bendon
Liason
Bath, England

Gordon M. Burghardt, PhD
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN

Chuck Knapp
Gainesville, FL

Richard Montanucci, PhD
Clemson University
Clemson, SC

Richard Moyroud
Mesozoic Landscapes
West Palm Beach, FL

Michael E. Ripca
Atco, NJ

Statement of Purpose
The International Iguana Society, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated
to preserving the biological diversity of iguanas. We believe that the best way
to protect iguanas and other native plants and animals is to preserve natural
habitats and to encourage development of sustainable economies compatible
with the maintenance of biodiversity. To this end, we will: (1) engage in active
conservation, initiating, assisting, and funding conservation efforts in
cooperation with U.S. and international governmental and private agencies;
(2) promote educational efforts related to the preservation of biodiversity; (3)
build connections between individuals and the academic, zoo, and conserva-
tion communities, providing conduits for education and for involving the
general public in efforts to preserve endangered species; and (4) encourage
the dissemination and exchange of information on the ecology, population
biology, behavior, captive husbandry, taxonomy, and evolution of iguanas.

Membership Information
Iguana, the Journal of The International Iguana Society, is distributed quarterly
to members and member organizations. Annual dues:
Individual U.S. and Canadian Membership  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25.00
Individual Foreign Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35.00
U.S. and Canadian Organizational Membership*  . . . . . . . . . . . . $35.00
Foreign Organizational Membership*  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $45.00

(*receives double copies of Iguana)

Additional copies are available at a cost of $6.00 including postage. 

Write to:
The International Iguana Society, Inc.
133 Steele Road
West Hartford, CT 06119

Membership questions? Call AJ at 860-236-8203.

OR VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT: 
www.iguanasociety.org

Solicitations
Members of the I.I.S. are encouraged to contribute articles, letters to the Editor,
news items, and announcements for publication in Iguana. General articles 
can deal with any aspect of iguana biology, including conservation, behavior,
ecology, physiology, systematics, or husbandry. Submission of photographs to
accompany articles is encouraged.

Manuscripts based on original research are solicited to communicate recent
findings not only to other scientists but to the general. We wish to instill 
in our readers a greater appreciation for scientific research and a better
understanding of how it can contribute to the conservation of threatened
iguana populations or the well-being of captive specimens. Research Articles
will be subjected to peer review, and should be fairly general in scope (i.e.,
manuscripts having extremely detailed theoretical or statistical bases should
be submitted to more appropriate journals). Manuscripts of any length will 
be considered, and must be accompanied by an abstract of corresponding
length. Authors can expect rapid turnaround time for the reviews and quick
publication of acceptable material. Research Articles will be cited as appearing
in the Journal of the International Iguana Society, and will be forwarded 
to the major citation and abstract journals. Research Updates should be
comparatively brief and written in non-technical language. They will not be
subjected to peer review. Submission of photographs to accompany research
reports is encouraged.

Manuscripts may be submitted via e-mail (send to ctenosaura@cyclura.com).
For any contribution, please include your name, address, phone number, and
e-mail address.

Authors of one page or more of print are entitled to five copies of the issue 
in which their article appears.

Advertising Policy of Iguana
We advertise only non-living products (except feeder insects). All products have
been examined and been found to be high quality and fairly priced. Contact
I.I.S., 133 Steele Road, West Hartford, CT 06119, for more information.

Editors’ Remarks
As you may have noticed, the title of the Journal of the International Iguana
Society has changed from the Iguana Times to Iguana. The editorial staff and
the board agreed that the journal has long since surpassed what would be
expected of a newsletter, a status implied by the former title. We felt that
Iguana would be a more fitting title for the journal that represents the diverse
interests of the IIS membership.

You also will see in this issue the second “Species Profile” (the first appeared 
in the last issue). These will become a regular feature of Iguana, with each
focusing on a non-iguanid species that shares its habitat with an iguana
featured in one of the articles. We hope that you will enjoy these little forays
into the broader world of herpetology.

Bob Powell and AJ Gutman

Iguana Copyright ©2003 by The International Iguana Society, Inc., 133 Steele Road, West Hartford, CT 06119 USA. ISSN # 1098-6324. The contents of Iguana, excluding Research
Articles, Research Updates, and reprinted articles, may be reproduced for inclusion in the newsletters of other herpetological societies, provided the material is reproduced without
change and with appropriate credits, and a copy of the publication is sent to The International Iguana Society. Occasional exceptions may be made to this policy.

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