CRB: Conservation Strategies for the Rapid Recovery of Depleted Populations of Large Lizards

在现存的3000种蜥蜴中，只有60种的成年体重超过1公斤。然而，这些大型蜥蜴占被认为受到威胁或濒危的蜥蜴物种的60%以上。我们之前已经研究了不同属的几种大型蜥蜴的孵化要求、行为发育和成体生殖生物学(Varanus，Iguana，Ctenosaura)。虽然它们只是远亲，但它们巨大的体型和对大片未受干扰的栖息地的需求将这些物种与管理/保护战略联系在一起。我们现在建议研究Cyclura nubila，我们认为这是一个模式，将为该属内的比较目的提供大量的基线数据。可以对研究种群进行操纵，以产生未来管理决策所需的数据。所采用的管理技术应适用于其他属的大型蜥蜴。

Only 60 of the 3,000 species of the extant lizards attain an adult body mass greater than 1 kg. Yet, these large lizards represent over 60% of the lizard species considered threatened or endangered. We have previously examined incubation requirements, otogeny of behavior, and adult reproductive biology of several large lizard species in diverse genera (Varanus, Iguana, Ctenosaura). Although only distantly related, their large size and requirement for vast tracts of undisturbed habitat link these species with respect to management/conservation strategies. We now propose to study Cyclura nubila, a species we consider to be a model that will provide substantial baseline data for comparative purposes within the genus. The study population of C. nubila can be manipulated in ways that will yield data required for future management decisions. The management techniques employed should be applicable to other genera of large lizards.