Genus

Desert Iguanas

Dipsosaurus

2 species in our catalog · found in 7 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyIguanidae (Iguanas and Chuckwallas)
GenusDipsosaurus (Desert Iguanas)

Species in this group

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Dipsosaurus dorsalis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Endemic

Dipsosaurus catalinensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~50%

May

~50%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Desert Iguanas

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~60%
	Desert Iguana			~60%
2	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~50%
	Desert Iguana			~50%
3	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~30%
	Desert Iguana			Insufficient data
4	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~20%
	Desert Iguana			~20%
	Santa Catalina Island Desert Iguana			Insufficient data
5	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~20%
	Desert Iguana			~20%
6	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Desert Iguana			~10%
7	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Desert Iguana			Insufficient data

Desert Iguanas

Species in this group

Desert Iguana

Santa Catalina Island Desert Iguana

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Desert Iguanas

Parks Ranked