01326naa a2200181 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000150006024500430007526000090011852008910012765000110101865000130102965000170104265000170105965300110107677300570108717879772017-03-29       2004    bl ---       0--  u    #d1 aCAMPOS, Z.  aIguana iguana (Sinimbu, Freen Iguana).  c2004  aThe iguanid Iguana iguana has a broad geographic distribution across Central and South America. In most South American countries, iguanas have significant socioeconomic importance in rural communities as a food resource (Divers 1995. Brit. Herpetol. Soc. Bull. 51:6-26). In Brazil, where the sinimbu has a distribution through the Amazon, the Pantanal and Caatinga, no information exists on the biology of the species in the wild. Here, I provide preliminary data on nests, nest colonies, densities, and reproduction for I. iguana from Pantanal habitat in southern Brazil. This study was conducted on Paraguay River near the city of Corumbá, Mato Grosso Sul (18o59´S, 56o39´W; elev. 60 m) in November-December 1992, when iguanas lay eggs. Nests colonies were located, and I opened intact nests in order to count eggs and measure the dimensions (length and width) of 8-19 egg samples.  aBrazil  aPantanal  areproduction  aReprodução  aIguana  tHerpetological Reviewgv.35, n.2, p.169, June, 2004.