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Descripton
Captive care article |
| Common name: |
Rhinoceros Iguana |
| lat. name: |
Cyclura cornuta |
| Subspecies: |
Cyclura cornuta cornuta Cyclura cornuta
stejnegeri
Cyclura cornuta onchioppsis (extinct) |
| Distribution: |
Domikanische Republik, Isla Mona |
| Size: |
120-130 cm |
| Weight: |
ca. 10 kg |
| Lifespan: |
30-40Jahre |
| Diet and Feeding: |
vegetarian Food, juviniles feed
sometimes insects
vegetables that have a positive calcium to phosphorous ratio !!! |
| Sex domorphism: |
On adult males the hemipenes can usually be
detected visually at the ventral base of the tail. Females have often a
smaller head with smaller horns |
| Breeding: |
sexual maturity is sometimes reached at 2 years
of age. Females produce only one clutch per year. Copulation occures in May
and June After 2 month of gravidity the females lay 10 -25 eggs. The females
dig ~ 50 cm deep nest burrow , and guard them for about 4-8 weeks
ageinst predators and other iguanas. at an incubationtemperatur of 29-30°C ,
at these incubation temperatures, all hatchlings are usually out by 90 days
and have a size of 270-320 mm . The hatchlings take their first meal
after 5-10 days but they will drink earlier |
