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International Reptile Conservation Foundation www.IRCF.org

VOLUME 12, NUMBER 4       DECEMBER 2005

CCOONNSSEERRVVAATTIIOONN,,  NNAATTUURRAALL HHIISSTTOORRYY,,  AANNDD HHUUSSBBAANNDDRRYY OOFF RREEPPTTIILLEESS

SPECIAL EMPHASIS: CONSERVATION IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC



Ricord's Iguanas (Cyclura ricordii) are the focus of an extensive conservation and educational effort in the southwestern Dominican Republic 
(see article on p. 222).

Leiocephalus personatus is one of several lineages of terrestrial
Hispaniolan lizards with ranges that terminate at a sharp ecotone near
the city of Baní in the Dominican Republic (see article on p. 234).

Rhinoceros Iguanas (Cyclura cornuta) remain locally abundant in a few
locations in the Dominican Republic, but many populations appear 
to be declining (see related article on p. 222, travelogue on p. 256, 
historical perspective on p. 263, and inside the back cover).

The Utila Anole (Norops [Anolis] utilensis) occurs only in a few man-
grove forests on the Honduran Bay Island of Utila. It may be the
world's most endangered anole (see article on p. 240).

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Many Monitor Lizards (Varanus spp.) become large, are fierce, and
require substantial space and care; they are definitely not appropriate
for beginning hobbyists; this is a Red Dwarf Monitor (V. acanthurus
brachyurus) (see article on p. 246).

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