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Galápagos marine iguana / Iguana marina de Galápagos

Amblyrhynchus cristatus

Description:

Galapagos Iguana

2 Species ID Suggestions

Galapagos Marine Iguana - Iguana marina
Amblyrhynchus cristatus
Ava T-B
Ava T-B 11 years ago
Galapagos land iguana
Conolophus subcristatus Galapagos land iguana


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3 Comments

GustavoMorejon
GustavoMorejon 11 years ago

I love the picture of the female digging to lay her eggs. In the time I visited Fernandina, I had a very poor tele, but it was good enough for keep myself out of the "safe area" and still make a good picture. My wife used to work at the FCD and she told me that once an inguana decided to digg in front of the main office, pushing everyone to choose a different way to get in (It was in year 2000 i guess).

GustavoMorejon
GustavoMorejon 11 years ago

Hi. Yes, it was in Fernandina long ago. BTW, thank you for the ID.

Very nice series, Gustavo. Thanks! Of course you got a few Galapagos Sea Lions mixed in there. Also, in your series, you have a female digging a hole to lay her eggs! - Was this taken on Punta Espinoza, Fernandina?

GustavoMorejon
Spotted by
GustavoMorejon

Provincia de Galápagos, Ecuador

Spotted on Feb 2, 2002
Submitted on Apr 22, 2013

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