Driest, hottest areas of the Southwest U.S. Prefers flat areas with sparse shrubbery and sandy soil. Place a small dish of water in the coolest corner. Supplement with multivitamin and calcium supplement. Supplement with multivitamin and calcium supplement. The rest of their body is red or light gray, depending on age and local, and the tail, yellow.
Females tend to retain their juvenile banding.
Young chucks are crossbanded aroudn the body and tail, with the bands on the tail being most conspicuous. In Utah, all adults are banded. There is little in the way of sexual dimorphism in desert iguanas. Both get pinkish to buff patches on their sides when in breeding season. Sexually mature males will have the enlarged hemipenal bulge at the base of the tail.