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Galapagos marine iguana

Description:

iguana taking sun

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7 Comments

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 10 years ago

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

Apple
Apple 12 years ago

Amazing! The eyelashes are fantastic. I imagine if dinosaurs were around today they would look like this!

AnnvanWijgerden
AnnvanWijgerden 12 years ago

Superb photo! Amazing face! :-)

tiffanypr
tiffanypr 12 years ago

I agree! Ha!

Maria dB
Maria dB 12 years ago

has an expression that looks human! :)

craiggrummitt
craiggrummitt 12 years ago

Yes, have modified the title

I think this is a galapagos marine iguana

craiggrum
Spotted by
craiggrum

Amazonas, Colombia

Spotted on Jan 7, 2010
Submitted on Feb 7, 2012

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