Mophead Iguana

Uranoscodon superciliosus (Linnaeus 1758)

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Uranoscodon superciliosus (Mophead Iguana) is a species of Squamata in the family neotropical ground lizards. Individuals can grow to 140.5 mm. They have sexual reproduction. Reproduction is oviparous. They rely on running to move around.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0019953
Definition: Capable of creating a new organism by combining the genetic material of two gametes, which may come from two parent organisms or from a single organism, in the case of self-fertilizing hermaphrodites.

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URI: http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/Oviparous
Definition: Egg laying; producing eggs that are laid and hatch externally (Lincoln et al., 1998).
Attribution: Lincoln, R., Boxshall, G. & Clark, P., 1998. A dictionary of ecology, evolution and systematics (2nd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University of Press. http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Oviparous

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NBO_0000055
Definition: The act of locomoting on limbs with body off the ground such that periodically none of the limbs are touching the ground.

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EOL has data for 22 attributes.

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Mophead iguana. View this species on GBIF

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