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Iguana marina

Amblyrhynchus cristatus

Photo by Isabela
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Esta especie se encuentra únicamente en las Islas Galápagos

Notes:

Islas Galápagos

Species ID Suggestions

Galapagois Marine Iguana

Amblyrhynchus cristatus

Reference Link
Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos
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Comments (4)
Isabela
Muchas gracias pkramer por la identificación de la foto. Hice la foto justo antes de entrar en el Parque Nacional –he añadido la foto previa con manglares y la siguiente con el cartel del Parque. He cambiado la foto por otra de más calidad para que pueda ver la cola colgando detrás de la rama.
Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos
Hi Keoni, thanks for your comment. Yes, there is a "Green Iguana" (Iguana iguana), widely distributed on the American continent. This here, however, is the Galapagos Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus), which only occurs on that Archipelago and is predominantly black, but is not generally called "Black Iguana". - Check it out on the web, follow us on facebook.com/darwinfoundation.

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PublishedAugust 26, 2010

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