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Andros Island Rock Iguana (Cyclura cychlura cychlura) (see article on p. 8). Photograph by Charles R. Knapp.

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VOLUME 12, NUMBER 1       MARCH 2005

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The  Sweetwater Preserve in the Tucson Mountain foothills supports a healthy population of Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus). Thanks to the deer,
Mountain Lions still visit the area. This photograph graced the cover of the Sweetwater Preserve and the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan (see arti-
cle on p. 14). Photograph by Thomas Wiewandt.

Adult female Andros Island Rock Iguana (Cyclura cychlura cychlura) on
a termite nest in which she laid her eggs (see article on p. 8). Photograph
by Charles R. Knapp.

Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) are restricted to a few small islands off
New Zealand. Experience a visit to Stephens Island (see travelogue on
p. 38). Photograph by John Binns.

Adult Corallus caninus from 101 km S Santarem, Pará, Brazil (see arti-
cle on p. 2). Photograph by Laurie J. Vitt.

Savanna Racers (Chironius carinatus) are quick, aggressive snakes (see
article on p. 23). Photograph by César Luis Barrio Amorós.


