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It has a pink body with some dark stripes, prompting some to call it the pink iguana or the Galápagos rosy iguana. The species was first discovered in 1986 and was identified as a separate species, distinct from the Galápagos land iguana, early in 2009. [4] This species is the only example of ancient diversification in the genus Conolophus. [5]
The land iguanas of Galápagos vary in morphology and coloration among different populations. [6] In addition to the relatively widespread, well-known Galápagos land iguana (C. subcristatus), there are two other species within Conolophus—the Galápagos pink land iguana (C. marthae), of northern Isabela Island, and the Santa Fe land iguana (C. pallidus), of Santa Fe Island.
Galápagos land iguana: Fernandina Island, Isabela Island, Santa Cruz Island, North Seymour Island, Baltra Island, and South Plaza Island: Conolophus marthae [1] Galápagos pink land iguana: Wolf Volcano, Northern Isabela Island: Conolophus pallidus: Santa Fe land iguana: Santa Fe Island
GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS, Ecuador (AP) — Warm morning light reflects from the remains of a natural rock arch near Darwin Island, one of the most remote islands in the Galapagos. The 2021 collapse of ...
Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) Galápagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) Galápagos pink land iguana (Conolophus marthae) Santa Fe land iguana (Conolophus pallidus) Albemarle lava lizard (Microlophus albemarlensis) Santa Fe lava lizard (Microlophus barringtonensis) San Cristóbal lava lizard (Microlophus bivittatus)
Marine Iguanas are the only marine lizard species in the world found only in the Galápagos Islands. They can dive as deep as 30m (98 feet) and hold their breath for 30-40 minutes.
A cold-stunned iguana that fell from a tree when temperatures dropped in 40s in West Palm Beach, Florida on Dec. 26, 2022. The low temperature immobilize the cold blooded reptiles until it gets ...
A hybrid iguana, the result of interbreeding between a marine iguana and a Galápagos land iguana. Researchers theorize that land iguanas (genus Conolophus) and marine iguanas evolved from a common ancestor since arriving on the islands from Central or South America, presumably by rafting. [13] [14] The land and marine iguanas of the Galápagos ...