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This is a list of animals that live in the Galápagos Islands. The fauna of the Galápagos Islands include a total of 9,000 confirmed species. Of them, none have been introduced by humans, and seventeen are endemic. [citation needed] Due to amphibians intolerance of saltwater, no amphibians naturally occur on the Galapagos Islands.
Scientists who study the flora and fauna in the Galápagos agree that the increasing number of invasive species in the region is "the single greatest threat to the terrestrial ecosystems". [3] A Galápagos tortoise in an enclosure. Feral goats introduced to the islands for agricultural reasons had a huge impact. They are dangerous to the ...
The Galápagos Islands are located off the west coast of South America straddling the equator. The Galápagos are located at the confluence of several currents including the cold Humboldt Current traveling north from South America and the Panama Current traveling south from Central America make the islands cooler and provide the perfect environment for the unique mix of wildlife that inhabits ...
English: Map showing the current and extinct species distribution of the Galápagos tortoise by its sub-species. Galapagos location map from: File:Galapagos Islands topographic map-fr.png; Galapagos islands redrawn as vector, based upon File:Galapagos tortoise distribution Line diagram.png
English: Topographic and bathymetric map of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Français : Carte topographique et bathymétrique de l'archipel des Galápagos , Équateur . *The background map is a raster image embedded in the SVG file.
Most of the Galápagos is covered in semi-desert vegetation, including shrublands, grasslands, and dry forest. A few of the islands have high-elevation areas with cooler temperatures and higher rainfall, which are home to humid-climate forests and shrublands, and montane grasslands, or pampas , at the highest elevations.
The following other wikis use this file: Usage on af.wikipedia.org Galápagos-skilpad; Usage on ar.wikipedia.org سلحفاة جزيرة بينتا
English: Topographic and bathymetric map of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Svenska: Topografisk och batymetrisk kartan över Galápagosöarna , Ecuador . Deutsch: Topografische and bathymetrische Karte der Galápagos-Inseln , Ecuador .