Galapagos land iguana

Galápagos land iguana
Temporal range: Miocene[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[3]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Iguanidae
Genus: Conolophus
Species:
C. subcristatus
Binomial name
Conolophus subcristatus
(Gray, 1831)

The Galápagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) is a very large species of lizard in the family Iguanidae, and one of three species of the genus Conolophus. It is endemic to the Galápagos Islands off of Ecuador's Pacific coast, inhabiting the dry lowlands of Fernandina, Isabela, Santa Cruz, North Seymour, Baltra, and South Plaza islands.[2][4][5]

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  2. ^ a b Kumar, K.; Gentile, G.; Grant, T.D. (2020). "Conolophus subcristatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T5240A3014082. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T5240A3014082.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
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  5. ^ Swash, A.; R. Still (2000). Birds, Mammals & Reptiles of the Galápagos Islands. Yale University Press. pp. 118–119. ISBN 0-300-08864-7.