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Amblyrhynchus cristatus cristatus
The marine iguana is an iguana found only on the Galápagos Islands that has the ability, unique among modern lizards, to live and forage in the sea, making it a marine reptile. The iguana can dive over 30 ft (10 m) into the water. It has spread to all the islands in the archipelago. There are 7 sub-species & Amblyrhynchus cristatus cristatus is endemic to Fernandina.
Fernandina, Galapagos
Spotted on Nov 26, 2012
Submitted on Dec 20, 2012
11 Comments
Thanks Maria! They make great models (they don't move much) so it was really hard deciding what to share!
Especially like the second shot!
Thanks Atul!
cool spotting and pics Karen :)
Thanks Cindy!
Aaron I'm limiting myself to one spotting per species per island - it's not easy!
Haha! That's more like it. I know I'd have been shooting the heck out of these subjects, too.
They're so cool! Great series again :)
OK, busted, probably more like 300! I was taking 500-1000 photos a day this trip!
Only "maybe 100" ???? ;-)
Thanks Ava! It was tough choosing 6 from the maybe 100 photos taken of these guys on this island!
Wonderful series!