Iguana 10.1 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. Iguana 10.1 3/2/03 11:10 AM Page 2