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The complete mitochondrial genome of the Critically Endangered Saba Green Iguana, Iguana iguana (Squamata: Iguanidae) [PDF]

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2023
The populations of native iguanas in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles are threatened by the wide occurrence and spread of non-native iguanas. Until recently, competitive hybridization was not believed to threaten the Saba Green Iguana, a subpopulation of ...
Matthijs P. van den Burg, Ana Ramón-Laca, Albert Carné Constans, Adolphe O. Debrot, David R. Vieites   +4 more
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Anatomical Description of Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta) and Green Iguana (Iguana iguana) Skull by Three-Dimensional Computed Tomography Reconstruction and Maximum Intensity Projection Images [PDF]

Animals, 2023
The growing interest in reptiles has posed a challenge to veterinary clinicians due to the lack of a standardized system to perform anatomical studies similar to those used for dogs and cats.
Jose Raduan Jaber Mohamad, Eligia González-Rodríguez, Alberto Arencibia, Soraya Déniz, Conrado Carrascosa, Mario Encinoso   +5 more
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Isolation of Burkholderia pseudomallei from a Pet Green Iguana, Belgium [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018
We isolated Burkholderia pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis, from liver granulomas of a pet green iguana (Iguana iguana) in Belgium. This case highlights a risk for imported green iguanas acting as a reservoir for introduction of this high ...
Tom Hellebuyck, Pierre Wattiau, Filip Boyen, Ilse Moeremans, Nancy H. Roosens, Kevin Vanneste, An Garmyn, Veronique Saey, Frank Pasmans, Freddy Haesebrouck   +9 more
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Genome Complexity Reduction High-Throughput Genome Sequencing of Green Iguana (Iguana iguana) Reveal a Paradigm Shift in Understanding Sex-Chromosomal Linkages on Homomorphic X and Y Sex Chromosomes [PDF]

Frontiers in Genetics, 2020
The majority of lizards classified in the superfamily Iguanoidea have an XX/XY sex-determination system in which sex-chromosomal linkage shows homology with chicken (Gallus gallus) chromosome 15 (GGA15).
Tassika Koomgun, Tassika Koomgun, Nararat Laopichienpong, Nararat Laopichienpong, Worapong Singchat, Worapong Singchat, Thitipong Panthum, Thitipong Panthum, Rattanin Phatcharakullawarawat, Ekaphan Kraichak, Siwapech Sillapaprayoon, Siwapech Sillapaprayoon, Syed Farhan Ahmad, Syed Farhan Ahmad, Narongrit Muangmai, Surin Peyachoknagul, Prateep Duengkae, Tariq Ezaz, Kornsorn Srikulnath, Kornsorn Srikulnath, Kornsorn Srikulnath, Kornsorn Srikulnath, Kornsorn Srikulnath, Kornsorn Srikulnath   +23 more
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Captive Green Iguana Carries Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli Pathotypes [PDF]

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020
The green iguana appears to be a carrier for bacteria causing gastrointestinal infections in humans. The presence of diarrheagenic E. coli (DEC) pathotypes, however, has not been studied in this reptile. The aim of the current work was to investigate the
Gerardo Uriel Bautista-Trujillo, Federico Antonio Gutiérrez-Miceli, Leonel Mandujano-García, María Angela Oliva-Llaven, Carlos Ibarra-Martínez, Paula Mendoza-Nazar, Benigno Ruiz-Sesma, Carlos Tejeda-Cruz, Liset Candelaria Pérez-Vázquez, Jesús Eduardo Pérez-Batrez, Jorge E. Vidal, Jorge E. Vidal, Javier Gutiérrez-Jiménez   +12 more
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First morphological description of the Galápagos pink iguana (Conolophus marthae) hatchling: a critical step for its conservation [PDF]

PeerJ
The Galapagos pink iguana (Conolophus marthae) is endemic to Wolf Volcano on Isabela Island in the Galapagos archipelago. Due to its remote and hard-to-access habitat, the recently discovered and critically small wild population of the pink iguana has ...
Jorge Carrión-Tacuri, Christian Sevilla, Jean Pierre Cadena-Murillo, Willians Castro, Walter Chimborazo, Adrián Cueva, Cristian Gil-Jaramillo, Roberto Jiménez Carrión, Janaí Yépez Ruiz, Gregory A. Lewbart, Diego Páez-Rosas, James P. Gibbs   +11 more
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Description of a novel Lankesterella species (Apicomplexa: Eimeriorina) infecting the green iguana (Iguana iguana) from Eastern Amazonia [PDF]

Parasitology
Through an integrative approach that combined microscopy and molecular analyses of the 18S rDNA gene, this study describes a novel haemococcidian species, Lankesterella nucleoflexa sp. nov., and presents data on another Lankesterella sp.
Danilo Pelaes de Almeida, Amanda Maria Picelli, Carolina Romeiro Fernandes Chagas, Lucio André Viana   +3 more
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Development of olfactory epithelium and associated structures in the green iguana, Iguana iguana—light and scanning electron microscopic study [PDF]

PeerJ, 2016
The ontogenesis of the nasal cavity has been described in many mammalian species. The situation is different with reptiles, despite the fact that they have become relatively common as pets.
Olga Sapoznikov, Petr Cizek, Frantisek Tichy   +2 more
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Tail of defence: an almost complete tail skeleton of Plateosaurus (Sauropodomorpha, Late Triassic) reveals possible defence strategies [PDF]

Royal Society Open Science
In 2015, a partial skeleton of the Late Triassic dinosaur Plateosaurus trossingensis was excavated from Frick, Switzerland, and subsequently mounted at the Natural History Museum of Vienna in 2021. This specimen includes an almost complete series of tail
Thomas Filek, Matthias Kranner, Ben Pabst, Ursula B. Göhlich   +3 more
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Range extension of Iguana iguana Linnaeus, 1758 (Squamata: Iguanidae): the first record of an established population in southeastern Brazil [PDF]

Check List, 2017
We report a population of the Green Iguana, Iguana iguana, in a remnant of Atlantic Forest in the municipality of Vila Velha, Espírito Santo state, southeastern Brazil.
Jane de Oliveira, Thiago Castro
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