June 2016 Open Access Publishing Volume 11, Monograph 6 Mona Rhinoceros Iguana (Cyclura stejnegeri), Guerreran Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura pectinata), Campeche Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura alfredschmidti), Jamaican Rock Iguana (Cyclura collei), Roatán Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura oedirhina), Lesser Antillean Iguana (Iguana delicatissima), Veracruz Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura acanthura), Exuma Rock Iguana (Cyclura cychlura figginsi), San Salvador Rock Iguana (Cyclura rileyi rileyi); Left to right, top to bottom. Iguanas: Biology, Systematics, and Conservation Monograph 6. John B. Iverson, Tandora D. Grant, Charles R. Knapp, and Stesha A. Pasachnik (Editors) ISSN: 1931-7603 Indexed by: Zoological Record, Scopus, Current Contents / Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences, Journal Citation Reports, Science Citation Index Extended, EMBiology, Biology Browser, Wildlife Review Abstracts, Google Scholar, and is in the Directory of Open Access Journals. IGUANAS: BIOLOGY, SYSTEMATICS, AND CONSERVATION MONOGRAPH 6. 1 2 3 JOHN B. IVERSON , TANDORA D. GRANT , CHARLES R. KNAPP , 2 AND STESHA A. PASACHNIK (EDITORS) 1Department of Biology, Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana 47374, USA 2San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research, 15600 San Pasqual Valley Road, Escondido, California 92027, USA 3Daniel P. Haerther Center for Conservation and Research, John G. Shedd Aquarium, 1200 South Lakeshore Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60605, USA Copyright © 2016. John B. Iverson, Tandora D. Grant, Charles R. Knapp, and Stesha A. Pasachnik. All Rights Reserved. Published in partnership with the IUCN SSC Iguana Specialist Group. Cover photographs by (left to right, top to bottom) Thomas Wiewandt, Thomas Wiewandt, Catherine Stephen, Joseph Burgess, Ashley Goode, Charles Knapp, Jorge Morales Mávil, Charles Knapp, and John Binns. Cover photography design by John Binns. Please cite this monograph in full as follows: Iverson, J.B., T.D. Grant, C.R. Knapp, and S.A. Pasachnik (Eds.). 2016. Iguanas: Biology, Systematics, and Conservation. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 11(Monograph 6). Please cite individual articles from within this monograph as follows: Author name. 2016. Title of individual paper. Pp. XX–XX In Iguanas: Biology, Systematics, and Conservation. Iverson, J.B., T.D. Grant, C.R. Knapp, and S.A. Pasachnik (Eds.). Herpetological Conservation and Biology 11(Monograph 6). DEDICATION This monograph is dedicated to John Iverson and his selfless dedication to iguana research and his students. John’s scientific outputs are impressive, but even more so is his desire to conduct quality investigations, collaborate with others, and mentor students and scientists alike. It is not a coincidence that John has authored, or advised the authors of, 10 manuscripts from this monograph on iguana biology, systematics, and conservation. John is the backbone of the IUCN SSC Iguana Specialist Group, a joy to work with in the field, and a true friend. We are grateful for all his past efforts and thankful that he continues to fuel the iguana conservation community. Charles Knapp, Stesha Pasachnik, and Tandora Grant i TABLE OF CONTENTS DEDICATION i Charles Knapp, Stesha Pasachnik, and Tandora Grant TABLE OF CONTENTS ii REVIEWERS LIST iii FOREWARD 1 Allison C. Alberts A CHECKLIST OF THE IGUANAS OF THE WORLD (IGUANIDAE: IGUANINAE) 4 Larry J. Buckley, Kevin de Queiroz, Tandora D. Grant, Bradford D. Hollingsworth, John B. Iverson (Chair), Stesha A. Pasachnik, and Catherine L. Stephen LIFE TABLE AND STOCHASTIC MATRIX PROJECTION ANALYSIS FOR A POPULATION OF GREEN 47 IGUANAS (IGUANA IGUANA): IMPLICATIONS FOR CONSERVATION AND CONTROL Brian C. Bock, Vivian P. Páez, A. Stanley Rand, and Gordon M. Burghardt CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF CYCLURA IGUANAS IN PUERTO RICO 61 Miguel A. García and Glenn P. Gerber MONITORING THE DENSITY OF THE CUBAN ROCK IGUANA (CYCLURA NUBILA NUBILA) FROM 68 PROTECTED AREAS IN SOUTHERN CUBA Amnerys González, Vicente Berovides, Dorka Cobián, Leonardo Espinosa, Julio Milián, Gretel Abad, Ernesto Palacio, Manuel Alonso-Tabet, Manuel López, and Yairen Alonso HABITAT UTILIZATION OF ROATÁN SPINY-TAILED IGUANAS (CTENOSAURA OEDIRHINA) 79 AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR CONSERVATION Ashley B.C. Goode, Stesha A. Pasachnik, and Terry L. Maple CONSERVATION OF THE ENDANGERED SAN SALVADOR ROCK IGUANAS (CYCLURA RILEYI 90 RILEYI): POPULATION ESTIMATION, INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROL, TRANSLOCATION, AND HEADSTARTING William K. Hayes, Samuel Cyril Jr., Tom Crutchfield, Joseph A. Wasilewski, Thomas A. Rothfus, and Ronald L. Carter CONSERVATION OF THE ENDANGERED SANDY CAY ROCK IGUANAS (CYCLURA RILEYI 106 CRISTATA): INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROL, POPULATION RESPONSE, PIRATES, POACHING, AND TRANSLOCATION William K. Hayes, Ricardo A. Escobar III, Shawn K. Fry, Edgar M. Fortune, Joseph A. Wasilewski, Donald M. Tuttle, Kathryn S. West, John B. Iverson, Sandra D. Buckner, and Ronald L. Carter FOOD HABITS OF NORTHERN BAHAMIAN ROCK IGUANAS (CYCLURA CYCHLURA) IN THE EXUMA 121 ISLANDS, WITH A DIETARY REVIEW OF ROCK IGUANAS (GENUS CYCLURA) Kirsten N. Hines GROWTH, COLORATION, AND DEMOGRAPHY OF AN INTRODUCED POPULATION OF THE ACKLINS 139 ROCK IGUANA (CYCLURA RILEYI NUCHALIS) IN THE EXUMA ISLANDS, THE BAHAMAS John B. Iverson, Geoffrey R. Smith, Stesha A. Pasachnik, Kirsten N. Hines, and Lynne Pieper MOVEMENTS AND NESTING OF THE LESSER ANTILLEAN IGUANA (IGUANA DELICATISSIMA) FROM 154 DOMINICA, WEST INDIES: IMPLICATIONS FOR CONSERVATION Charles R. Knapp, Lindon Prince, and Arlington James ii DISTRIBUTION AND NATURAL HISTORY OF THE CAMPECHE SPINY-TAILED IGUANAS 168 (CTENOSAURA ALFREDSCHMIDTI) Jorge E. Morales-Mávil, E. Ahmed Bello-Sánchez, and Carlos R. Corona-López BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF THE GULF SPINY-TAILED IGUANAS (CTENOSAURA ACANTHURA) 177 Jorge E. Morales-Mávil, Emilio A. Suárez-Domínguez, and Carlos R. Corona-López CONSERVATION GENETICS OF ROATÁN SPINY-TAILED IGUANAS, CTENOSAURA OEDIRHINA 187 Stesha A. Pasachnik and Stephen Hudman NESTING MIGRATIONS AND REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY OF THE MONA RHINOCEROS IGUANA, 197 CYCLURA STEJNEGERI Néstor Pérez-Buitrago, Alberto M. Sabat, and W. Owen McMillan EFFECTS OF TOURISM ON BODY SIZE, GROWTH, CONDITION, AND DEMOGRAPHY IN THE ALLEN 214 CAYS IGUANA, CYCLURA CYCHLURA INORNATA, ON LEAF CAY, THE BAHAMAS Geoffrey R. Smith and John B. Iverson THE BIOGEOGRAPHY OF THREATENED INSULAR IGUANAS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR INVASIVE 222 VERTEBRATE MANAGEMENT Bernie Tershy, Kelly M. Newton, Dena R. Spatz, Kirsty J. Swinnerton, John B. Iverson, Robert N. Fisher, Peter Harlow, Nick D. Holmes, and Donald A. Croll THE JAMAICAN IGUANA (CYCLURA COLLEI): A REPORT ON 25 YEARS OF CONSERVATION EFFORT 237 Byron Wilson, Tandora D. Grant, Rick van Veen, Rick Hudson, Dawn Fleuchaus, Orlando Robinson, and Kimberly Stephenson GENETIC TOOLS FOR ASSISTING SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF THE 255 SPINY-TAILED IGUANA, CTENOSAURA PECTINATA Eugenia Zarza, Víctor H. Reynoso, and Brent C. Emerson PEER REVIEWERS LIST The guest editors for this monograph and the Editorial Staff of Herpetological Conservation & Biology, would like to acknowledge and thank the following peer reviewers for their expert opinions in compiling these manuscripts. Your efforts, dedication, and professionalism have ensured that Herpetological Conservation & Biology continues to be a success. Daniel Ariano-Sanchez, Brian Bock, Kelly Bradley, Joseph Burgess, Gordon Burghardt, Fred Burton, Heidi Davis, Dale DeNardo, C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr., Arthur Echternacht, Wilfredo Falcon, Cielo Figuerola, Dick Franz, Susannah French, Miguel García, Glenn Gerber, Rachel Goodman, Kerry Hanskecht, William Hayes, Selina Heppell, Michael Hoffman, Sixto Inchaustegui, Scott Keogh, Fred Kraus, Julio Lemos-Espinal, Rodrigo Macio-Rios, Emilia Martins, Walter Meshaka, Chad Montgomery, Nestor Perez-Buitrago, Gad Perry, Robert Powell, Steve Reichling, Robert Graham Reynolds, Victor Hugo Reynoso, Kevin Shoemaker, Geoff Smith, Cynthia Steiner, Peter Tolson, Ann Ward, Bruce Weissgold, Kevin Willis, Byron Wilson, Alexander Wolf, Eugenia Zarza, J. Jaime Zuniga-Vega. iii .