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Conolophus subcristatus (Galapagos Land Iguana)

Synonyms: Amblyrhynchus demarlii; Amblyrhynchus subcristatus; Conolophus subcristatus pictus

Wikipedia Abstract

The Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) is a species of lizard in the family Iguanidae. It is one of three species of the genus Conolophus. It is endemic to the Galápagos Islands, primarily the islands of Fernandina, Isabela, Santa Cruz, North Seymour, Baltra, and South Plaza.
View Wikipedia Record: Conolophus subcristatus

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Conolophus subcristatus

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  10.424 lbs (4.728 kg)
Birth Weight [1]  43 grams
Female Weight [1]  5.417 lbs (2.457 kg)
Male Weight [1]  15.432 lbs (7.00 kg)
Weight Dimorphism [1]  184.9 %
Gestation [1]  3 months 20 days
Litter Size [1]  14
Litters / Year [1]  1
Maximum Longevity [3]  15 years
Reproductive Mode [2]  Oviparous
Snout to Vent Length [1]  15 inches (39 cm)
Habitat Substrate [2]  Terrestrial

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Galápagos Islands scrubland mosaic Ecuador Neotropic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Archipelago de Colon Biosphere Reserve 34336011 Galapagos Islands, Ecuador  

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Tumbes-Choco-Magdalena Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru Yes

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Alaeuris conolophi[4]
Alaeuris galapagensis[4]
Alaeuris labicula[4]
Alaeuris longispicula[4]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Meiri, Shai (2019), Data from: Traits of lizards of the world: variation around a successful evolutionary design, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.f6t39kj
♦ 3de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774
♦ 4Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0