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Marine Iguana

Amblyrhynchus cristatus

Photo by lmdang
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Description:

Cold-blooded, the marine iguana needs to warm itself in the sun in order to get the energy to dive into the sea for sea weed. A cold iguana is normally black in colour and as it warms up, it's skin turns into hues of green, red and yellow.

Habitat:

Marine iguanas are only found in the Galapagos Islands where they live along the shores

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Please add this lovely spotting to the new Galapagos mission at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/14784200

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PublishedJune 11, 2011

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