Mona Island Rhinoceros Iguana
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Mona Island Rhinoceros Iguana Iguana de la Mona
18°30'0"N
A T L A N T I C
Puerto Rico GAP Analysis Project
O C E A N
18°30'0"N
Cyclura stejnegeri
Cayos de la Cordillera
Culebra Island
18°0'0"N
18°0'0"N
Vieques Island
¹ Scale: 1:900,000 0
Caja de Muertos 68°0'0"W
67°52'0"W
C A R I B B E A N
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Lambert Conformal Conic Projection NAD 1983
S E A
Species Predicted Habitat: 18°8'0"N
18°20'0"N
Species Accounts Summary: 18°20'0"N
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Mona 18°0'0"N
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Predicted habitat model includes the following landcover types: Lowland woodlands and shrublands, limestone sinkholes, dry alluvial forest, and rocky limestone areas, at or below 400 m of elevation. This species habitat includes 0.6% (5483 ha) of the island, of which 100% occurs in protected areas (PRGAP Status 1 and 2).
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The Mona Island Rhinoceros Iguana can only be found in Mona Island. It is more common around The lighthouse and at Playa de Pájaros beach1,2. It inhabits shrub and brush rangeland and mixed forest land and the talus slopes and sinkhole depressions in Mona are its preferred habitats3. During the nesting season the southwestern coastal plain becomes nesting site for iguanas because of the loose sandy soils and areas exposed to the sun which are essential requirements for successful nesting, incubation, hatching and emergence3. It feeds mainly on “manzanillo”(Hyppomane), but also on leaves, flowers and all kinds of fruits. It may also eat animal matter including crabs, large insects (including the Plumeria caterpillar, Pseudoshyax 1 tetrio) and carrion .
Desecheo
Mona and Monito
Scientific Name: Cyclura stejnegeri Common Name (ENG): Mona Island Rhinoceros Iguana Common Name (SPA): Iguana de la Mona Species ID: ARACF18010 Taxonomic Class: Reptilia Taxonomic Order: Squamata Residency Status: Endemic Occurrence Status: Common NatureServe Global Rank: G1 Federal U.S. ESA Status: Listed Threatened (LT) PR Natural Heritage Status: Endangered (EN)
Species Predicted Habitat Map 67°0'0"W
1. Rivero, J. A. 1998. Los anfibios y reptiles de Puerto Rico/ The Amphibians and Reptiles of Puerto Rico. Segunda ed. Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico. 510 pp. 2. Schwartz, A. and W. R. Henderson 1991. Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies. Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History, Univ. Press Florida, Gainesville, FL. pp. 720. 3. Wiewandt, T.A. 1977. Ecology, behavior, and management of the Mona Island ground iguana Cyclura stejnegeri. Ph.D. Thesis. Cornell University. 330p.
Photo courtesy of Néstor Pérez Map Date: November 7, 2006 66°30'0"W
Product developed by the U.S. Forest Service, International Institute of Tropical Forestry, GIS Remote Sensing Laboratory, Puerto Rico GAP Analysis Project (PRGAP). GIS modeling and cartography by M.Jiménez, S. Martinuzzi, M. Solorzano and B. Fevold. For more information contact Team Leader, W. A. Gould; Jardín Botánico Sur, 1201 Calle Ceiba, San Juan, PR 00926. 787-766-5335; Email: [email protected]. 66°0'0"W
65°30'0"W
17°30'0"N
17°30'0"N
18°0'0"N
18°8'0"N
Monito
66°30'0"W
66°0'0"W
65°30'0"W
Mona Island Rhinoceros Iguana Iguana de la Mona
18°30'0"N
A T L A N T I C
Puerto Rico GAP Analysis Project
O C E A N
18°30'0"N
Cyclura stejnegeri
Cayos de la Cordillera
Culebra Island
18°0'0"N
18°0'0"N
Vieques Island
¹ Scale: 1:900,000 0
Caja de Muertos 68°0'0"W
67°52'0"W
C A R I B B E A N
5
10
20
30
40
50 km
Lambert Conformal Conic Projection NAD 1983
S E A
Species Predicted Habitat: 18°8'0"N
18°20'0"N
Species Accounts Summary: 18°20'0"N
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Mona 18°0'0"N
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Predicted habitat model includes the following landcover types: Lowland woodlands and shrublands, limestone sinkholes, dry alluvial forest, and rocky limestone areas, at or below 400 m of elevation. This species habitat includes 0.6% (5483 ha) of the island, of which 100% occurs in protected areas (PRGAP Status 1 and 2).
67°30'0"W
d
The Mona Island Rhinoceros Iguana can only be found in Mona Island. It is more common around The lighthouse and at Playa de Pájaros beach1,2. It inhabits shrub and brush rangeland and mixed forest land and the talus slopes and sinkhole depressions in Mona are its preferred habitats3. During the nesting season the southwestern coastal plain becomes nesting site for iguanas because of the loose sandy soils and areas exposed to the sun which are essential requirements for successful nesting, incubation, hatching and emergence3. It feeds mainly on “manzanillo”(Hyppomane), but also on leaves, flowers and all kinds of fruits. It may also eat animal matter including crabs, large insects (including the Plumeria caterpillar, Pseudoshyax 1 tetrio) and carrion .
Desecheo
Mona and Monito
Scientific Name: Cyclura stejnegeri Common Name (ENG): Mona Island Rhinoceros Iguana Common Name (SPA): Iguana de la Mona Species ID: ARACF18010 Taxonomic Class: Reptilia Taxonomic Order: Squamata Residency Status: Endemic Occurrence Status: Common NatureServe Global Rank: G1 Federal U.S. ESA Status: Listed Threatened (LT) PR Natural Heritage Status: Endangered (EN)
Species Predicted Habitat Map 67°0'0"W
1. Rivero, J. A. 1998. Los anfibios y reptiles de Puerto Rico/ The Amphibians and Reptiles of Puerto Rico. Segunda ed. Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico. 510 pp. 2. Schwartz, A. and W. R. Henderson 1991. Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies. Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History, Univ. Press Florida, Gainesville, FL. pp. 720. 3. Wiewandt, T.A. 1977. Ecology, behavior, and management of the Mona Island ground iguana Cyclura stejnegeri. Ph.D. Thesis. Cornell University. 330p.
Photo courtesy of Néstor Pérez Map Date: November 7, 2006 66°30'0"W
Product developed by the U.S. Forest Service, International Institute of Tropical Forestry, GIS Remote Sensing Laboratory, Puerto Rico GAP Analysis Project (PRGAP). GIS modeling and cartography by M.Jiménez, S. Martinuzzi, M. Solorzano and B. Fevold. For more information contact Team Leader, W. A. Gould; Jardín Botánico Sur, 1201 Calle Ceiba, San Juan, PR 00926. 787-766-5335; Email: [email protected]. 66°0'0"W
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Monito
