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Editors

Robert Powell
Exectutive Editor 
Avila University, Kansas City, MO

AJ Gutman
Editor
West Hartford, CT

Gad Perry
Associate Editor
Texas Tech University

Michael Ripca
Art Director
Atco, NJ

John Binns
Graphics/Photography
International Reptile Conservation
Foundation, San Jose, CA

Sandy Binns
Services Coordinator
International Reptile Conservation
Foundation, San Jose, CA

Editorial Board

Allison C. Alberts
Zoological Society of San Diego

Frederic J. Burton
Blue Iguana Recovery Program

Arthur C. Echternacht
University of Tennessee

L. Lee Grismer
La Sierra University

Robert W. Henderson
Milwaukee Public Museum

John B. Iverson
Earlham College

Charles R. Knapp
Zoological Society of San Diego

Gunther Köhler
Senckenberg Museum

Kenneth L. Krysko
Florida State Museum of 
Natural History

Jan Ramer
Indianapolis Zoo

Thomas Wiewandt
Wild Horizons

Statement of Purpose
The International Reptile Conservation Foundation works to conserve reptiles and
the natural habitats and ecosystems that support them.

The International Reptile Conservation Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit 501 c(3) California corporation.

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IGUANA, the Journal of The International Reptile Conservation Foundation, is distributed quarterly.

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Solicitations
The IRCF encourages contribution of articles, letters to the Editor, news items, and announcements for publication
in IGUANA. General articles can deal with any aspect of reptilian biology, including conservation, behavior, ecology,
physiology, systematics, or husbandry. Submission of photographs to accompany articles is encouraged. Manuscripts
may be submitted via e-mail (send to AJ@IRCF.org).  Authors of one page or more of print will receive a free copy
of the journal in which their contribution appears, and will receive a PDF file of their article for distribution.

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We advertise only non-living products (except feeder insects). For advertising rates and options contact Sandy Binns,
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IGUANA Copyright ©2005 by The International Reptile Conservation Foundation, 3010 Magnum Drive, San Jose, CA 95135 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 appro-
priate credits, and a copy of the publication is sent to The International Reptile Conservation Foundation. Occasional exceptions may be made to this policy.

Editor’s Remarks
In this issue (p. 240), we feature the Utila Anole (Norops [Anolis] utilensis), which may be the world’s most
endangered anole — and a species about which we know very little. Unfortunately, many of the reptilian
species that are threatened by human activity are similarly unknown and consequently receive little or no
protection. A few years ago, an intense effort to assess the conservation status of amphibians worldwide
resulted in many species that had previously received little or no attention afforded at least an acknowl-
edgement of their precarious state through inclusion on the IUCN Red List. Although a comparable effort
is being initiated for reptiles, an obvious inequity currently exists. For example, when considering amphib-
ians and reptiles of the Dominican Republic, 32 of 37 native species of amphibians (86%) known to occur
in the country are redlisted. In stark contrast, only 15 of 108 native reptilian species (14%) are included
in the IUCN list (and four of the listed species are sea turtles that are endangered throughout the region
and the world). Among species that are excluded is one snake that may already be extinct (Alsophis
melanichnus) and several others that are known to be very rare (A. anomalus and two species in the genus
Ialtris) — all are diurnally active and terrestrial. The principal threat is undoubtedly predation by intro-
duced mongooses (Herpestes javanicus), also implicated in the extirpation of A. antiguae from Antigua
proper and in the presumed extinction of A. ater from Jamaica. Although redlisting may come too late for
some of these snakes, we hope that efforts to assess the conservation status of the world’s reptiles succeeds
in shedding light on the plight of species for which hope may still exist.

Robert Powell

IRCF
International Reptile Conservation Foundation




