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- Blue_iguana abstract "The blue iguana (Cyclura lewisi), also known as the Grand Cayman iguana, Grand Cayman blue iguana or Cayman Island blue iguana, is an endangered species of lizard endemic to the island of Grand Cayman. Previously listed as a subspecies of the Cuban iguana (Cyclura nubila), it was reclassified as a separate species in 2004 because of genetic differences discovered four years earlier. The blue iguana is one of the longest-living species of lizard (possibly up to 69 years). The record is 67 years.The preferred habitat for the blue iguana is rocky, sunlit, open areas in dry forests or near the shore, as the females must dig holes in the sand to lay eggs in June and July. A possible second clutch is laid in September. The blue iguana's herbivorous diet includes plants, fruits, and flowers. Its coloration is tan to gray with a bluish cast that is more pronounced during the breeding season and more so in males. It is large and heavy-bodied with a dorsal crest of short spines running from the base of the neck to the end of the tail.The fossil record indicates that the blue iguana was abundant before European colonization; but fewer than 15 animals remained in the wild by 2003, and this wild population was predicted to become extinct within the first decade of the 21st century. The species' decline is mainly being driven by predation by feral pets (cats and dogs) and indirectly by the destruction of their natural habitat as fruit farms are converted to pasture for cattle grazing. Since 2004, hundreds of captive-bred animals have been released into a preserve on Grand Cayman run by a partnership headed by the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, in an attempt to save the species. At least five non-profit organizations are working with the government of the Cayman Islands to ensure the survival of the blue iguana. According to the November 9, 2013 episode of Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin, the conservancy program has released over 700 captive bred Grand Cayman blue iguanas since the 2004 nadir of only 12 remaining animals.".
- Blue_iguana binomialAuthority Chapman_Grant.
- Blue_iguana class Reptile.
- Blue_iguana conservationStatus "EN".
- Blue_iguana conservationStatusSystem "iucn3.1".
- Blue_iguana family Iguanidae.
- Blue_iguana genus Cyclura.
- Blue_iguana kingdom Animal.
- Blue_iguana order Iguania.
- Blue_iguana order Sauria.
- Blue_iguana order Squamata.
- Blue_iguana phylum Chordate.
- Blue_iguana phylum Vertebrate.
- Blue_iguana synonym "(Grant, 1940)".
- Blue_iguana synonym "(—Schwartz&Thomas, 1975)".
- Blue_iguana synonym "*Cyclura lewisi (—Burton, 2004)".
- Blue_iguana synonym "*Cyclura macleayi lewisi".
- Blue_iguana synonym "*Cyclura nubila lewisi".
- Blue_iguana thumbnail Grand_Cayman_Blue_Iguana.jpg?width=300.
- Blue_iguana wikiPageExternalLink www.blueiguana.ky.
- Blue_iguana wikiPageExternalLink BlueIguanaPodcast.mp3.
- Blue_iguana wikiPageExternalLink www.iguanafoundation.org.
- Blue_iguana wikiPageExternalLink www.ircf.org.
- Blue_iguana wikiPageExternalLink www.nationaltrust.org.ky.
- Blue_iguana wikiPageID "1931416".
- Blue_iguana wikiPageLength "40934".
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- Blue_iguana wikiPageRevisionID "664168891".
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- Blue_iguana wikiPageWikiLink British_Museum.
- Blue_iguana wikiPageWikiLink Brownsville,_Texas.
- Blue_iguana wikiPageWikiLink CITES.
- Blue_iguana wikiPageWikiLink Category:Animals_described_in_1940.
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- Blue_iguana wikiPageWikiLink File:BlueIguanaFeb2010.jpg.
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- Blue_iguana wikiPageWikiLink History_of_colonialism.
- Blue_iguana wikiPageWikiLink Honduras.
- Blue_iguana wikiPageWikiLink Hybrid_(biology).
- Blue_iguana wikiPageWikiLink IUCN_Red_List.
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- Blue_iguana wikiPageWikiLink Indianapolis_Zoo.
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- Blue_iguana wikiPageWikiLink Iris_(anatomy).
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- Blue_iguana wikiPageWikiLink Latinisation_(literature).
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- Blue_iguana wikiPageWikiLink Microchip_implant_(animal).
- Blue_iguana wikiPageWikiLink Mitochondrial_DNA.
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- Blue_iguana wikiPageWikiLink Ocean_Mysteries_with_Jeff_Corwin.
- Blue_iguana wikiPageWikiLink Oceanic_dispersal.