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Amblyrhynchus cristatus (Marine Iguana)

Synonyms: Amblyrhynchus cristatus albemarlensis; Amblyrhynchus nanus

Wikipedia Abstract

The marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) is an iguana found only on the Galápagos Islands that has the ability, unique among modern lizards, to forage in the sea, making it a marine reptile. The iguana can dive over 9 m (30 ft) into the water. It has spread to all the islands in the archipelago, and is sometimes called the Galápagos marine iguana. It mainly lives on the rocky Galápagos shore to warm from the comparably cold water, but can also be spotted in marshes and mangrove beaches.
View Wikipedia Record: Amblyrhynchus cristatus

Infraspecies

Amblyrhynchus cristatus cristatus (Galapagos Marine Iguana)
Amblyrhynchus cristatus godzilla
Amblyrhynchus cristatus hassi (Galapagos Marine Iguana)
Amblyrhynchus cristatus hayampi
Amblyrhynchus cristatus jeffreysi
Amblyrhynchus cristatus mertensi (Galapagos Marine Iguana)
Amblyrhynchus cristatus nanus (Galapagos Marine Iguana)
Amblyrhynchus cristatus sielmanni (Galapagos Marine Iguana)
Amblyrhynchus cristatus trillmichi
Amblyrhynchus cristatus venustissimus (Galapagos Marine Iguana)
Amblyrhynchus cristatus wikelskii

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Amblyrhynchus cristatus

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  4.91 lbs (2.227 kg)
Birth Weight [1]  66 grams
Female Weight [1]  3.113 lbs (1.412 kg)
Egg Length [1]  3.661 inches (93 mm)
Egg Width [1]  1.654 inches (42 mm)
Gestation [1]  3 months 14 days
Litter Size [1]  2
Litters / Year [1]  1
Maximum Longevity [3]  6 years
Reproductive Mode [2]  Oviparous
Snout to Vent Length [1]  17 inches (43 cm)
Habitat Substrate [2]  Semi-aquatic

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

Prey / Diet

Predators

Amblyrhynchus cristatus (Marine Iguana)[4]
Leucophaeus fuliginosus (Lava Gull)[5]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Cetiosaccus galapagensis[6]
Iguanacola navicularis[6]
Myosaccus amblyrhynchus <Unverified Name>[6]

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
♦ 4Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
♦ 5del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
♦ 6Gibson, 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