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Galapagos Land Iguana Species Profile

Galapagos Land Iguana Lizard Species
Galapagos Land Iguana Stats
Scientific Name:  Conolophus subcristatus
Family:  Iguanidae
Adult Size:  Up to 4 feet in total length
Range:  Galapagos Islands
Habitat:  Rocky open ‘cactus forest’




Galapagos Land Iguana Species Profile

No one keeps Galapagos land iguanas in captivity outside their Ecuadorian homeland, though a couple colonies exist in their home islands at research stations. In the wild, Galapagos land iguanas are vegetarians that feed heavily upon cactus pads and fruits. Galapagos land iguanas inhabit burrows dug with powerful limbs in the volcanic soil of their native haunts. Up to 25 eggs are laid there.

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