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#196109
Prehistoric Iguana
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Rhino and Green Mateing? 
Just curious, but has anyone ever considered mateing a Rhino iguana w/ a green one? Th offspring might look cool. I wonder if it be cooler to mate a Sea iguana w/ a Rhino or green.
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12/08/04 4:35pm
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#196347
Suzook242
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Message To: Prehistoric In reference to Message Id: 196109
Rhino and Green Mateing?
I would think that if you could even get a rhino and a green iguana to mate, the resulting fertilized eggs would not be viable. Usually, successful mating can only occur if the two different animals are closely related (i.e.: same species but different subspecies or sometimes between animals in the same genus). Green iguanas and rhino iguanas are in two different genuses (Iguana and Cyclura, respectively), and that would lead me to suspect that any resulting eggs would not survive. The same would be true of mating a marine iguana and a green iguana.
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12/08/04 9:03pm
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#197253
NIleMonitorMayn
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Message To: Suzook242 In reference to Message Id: 196347
Rhino and Green Mateing?
scientists mated a donkey and a zebra..
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12/10/04 7:20pm
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#197520
Prehistoric Iguana
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Message To: NIleMonitorMayn In reference to Message Id: 197253
Rhino and Green Mateing?
I was just curious. Thanks.
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12/11/04 10:21am
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#197536
Suzook242
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Message To: Prehistoric In reference to Message Id: 197520
Rhino and Green Mateing?
Zebras and donkeys are both in the same genus, Equus. Species from different genuses (ie green igs and cyclura) are usually unable to produce viable offspring due to chromosomal incompatabilities. In the case of the donkey/zebra mating, the resulting offspring are sterile due to chromosomal differences ... donkeys and zebras have different numbers of chromosomes, which causes embrionic mitosis to malfuction. The result: sterile offspring ...
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12/11/04 11:12am
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