Reptiles & Amphibian Photos
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South Plazas Island, Galapagos, Ecuador; portrait of a hybrid of the Galapagos Land Iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) and the Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) sitting on volcanic rock, both endemic to the Galapagos Islands, these cross bred hybrids only exist on South Plazas Island and only the hybrids are capable of climbing the Prickly Pear Cactus, the Galapagos Land Iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) has to wait for fruit to fall from the cactus in order to eat , Copyright ©...
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