Iguana b&w text Editors Robert Powell Executive Editor Avila University, Kansas City, MO AJ Gutman Editor Bloomfield, CT Gad Perry Associate Editor Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX Jackie Forbus Assistant Editor Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 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 amphibians and the natural habitats and ecosystems that support them. The International Reptile Conservation Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit 501 c(3) California corporation. Membership Information IGUANA, the Journal of The International Reptile Conservation Foundation, is distributed quarterly. 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Email: info@IRCF.org, or contact Sandy at 408-270-3886, or write to: IRCF, 3010 Magnum Drive, San Jose, CA 95135 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. Donations For any donations, please include your name, address, phone number, and e-mail address. Advertising Policy We advertise only non-living products (except feeder insects). For advertising rates and options contact Sandy Binns, Advertising Director, at SB@IRCF.org or 3010 Magnum Drive, San Jose, CA 95135. Copyright © 2008 by the International Reptile Conservation Foundation, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this journal may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, includ- ing information storage and retrieval systems, without the publisher’s written permission. Iguana, Conservation, Natural History, and Husbandry of Reptiles (ISSN 1098-6324) is published quarterly by the International Reptile Conservation Foundation, a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization, 3010 Magnum Drive, San Jose, CA. Periodical postage paid at San Jose, CA. Editors’ Remarks Changes are coming to IGUANA, some of them big and most of them in response to comments from you. For one thing, our name will be changing in 2009! To better reflect the IRCF Statement of Purpose (see below), the name of the journal will become CONSERVATION AND NATURAL HISTORY OF REPTILES. Although many of our regular features will continue, a new section called “Conservation Alert” begins with the issue you are now holding. The exquisite photographs we feature will continue — in this issue, photographs by Michael Kern grace the centerfold and back cover. In addition, because many of you who responded to our recent questionnaire indicated that more color photographs would enhance the journal, we are pleased to announce that, beginning with the first issue of 2009, we will feature color throughout. Finally, we will be expanding our focus to include more information about amphibians. We hope you appreciate these changes. Please don’t wait until we send another questionnaire to let us know how you feel about our efforts, to suggest improvements, and — as always — to provide content that edu- cates, entertains, and promotes the study and conservation of reptiles and amphibians and their habitats. The Editors of IGUANA IRCF International Reptile Conservation Foundation