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Marine iguana

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Description:

On Santiago

Habitat:

Galapagos

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Comments (3)
Scott Frazier
The scientific name of the marine iguana is Amblyrhynchus cristatus. Please insert this into the space reserved for scientific name (while in edit mode) so that your spotting is considered identified. Thanks
KarenL
Kelsey, have you even seen the BBC documentary on the Galapagos? There is some great footage of the marine iguanas swimming in the sea whilst trying to avoid being caught by the sea lions - really fascinating! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO_9zm9tsCs

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PublishedJanuary 29, 2012

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