Marine Iguana

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Marine Iguana

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Description:

No one has ever successfully kept these ultra-specialized lizards outside their native turf. They are dependent on living in a unique maritime habitat and eating algae in the ocean that can’t be duplicated in a captive situation. They actually dive beneath the surface to rasp algae from rocks – the sole food item that sustains them. Plan a visit to the Galapagos Islands some time in your life if you wish to see these living dinosaurs.

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Habitat:

Rocky seashores

Range:

Galapagos Islands

Scientific Name: Amblyrhynchus cristatus
Species Group: iguana
Family: Iguanidae
Size: Up to about 30 inches
Level:
Weight:
Dangerous: No

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