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1 June 2005 VITAMIN D STATUS OF WILD RICORD'S IGUANAS (CYCLURA RICORDII) AND CAPTIVE AND WILD RHINOCEROS IGUANAS (CYCLURA CORNUTA CORNUTA) IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Jan C. Ramer, Roberto Maria, Tim Reichard, Peter J. Tolson, Tai C. Chen, Michael F. Holick
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Abstract

Calcidiol (25-hydroxyvitamin D) values are reported for 22 wild Ricord's iguanas (Cyclura ricordii) and seven wild rhinoceros iguanas (Cyclura cornuta cornuta). Calcitriol (1,25-hydroxyvitamin D) values are reported for 12 wild Ricord's iguanas and seven wild rhinoceros iguanas. These animals were captured as part of a larger health assessment study being conducted on Ricord's iguanas in Isla Cabritos National Park, Dominican Republic. A total of 13 captive rhinoceros iguanas held outdoors at Parque Zoológico Nacional were also sampled for comparison. Mean concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D were 554 nmol/L (222 ng/ml) with a range of 250–1,118 nmol/L (100–448 ng/ml) for wild Ricord's iguanas, 332 nmol/L (133 ng/ml) with a range of 260–369 nmol/L (104–148 ng/ml) for wild rhinoceros iguanas, and 317 nmol/L (127 ng/ml) with a range of 220–519 nmol/L (88–208 ng/ml) for captive rhinoceros iguanas. On the basis of these results, serum concentrations of at least 325 nmol/L (130 ng/ml) for 25-hydroxyvitamin D should be considered normal for healthy Ricord's and rhinoceros iguanas.

Jan C. Ramer, Roberto Maria, Tim Reichard, Peter J. Tolson, Tai C. Chen, and Michael F. Holick "VITAMIN D STATUS OF WILD RICORD'S IGUANAS (CYCLURA RICORDII) AND CAPTIVE AND WILD RHINOCEROS IGUANAS (CYCLURA CORNUTA CORNUTA) IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC," Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 36(2), 188-191, (1 June 2005). https://doi.org/10.1638/04-080.1
Received: 28 September 2004; Published: 1 June 2005
KEYWORDS
Cyclura
rhinoceros iguana
Ricord's iguana
vitamin D
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