Sealife guideThe marine iguanaAmblyrhynchus cristatus
Last updated on 03/12/2024 at 11:50 PM
Taxonomy
English names
Marine iguana
French namesIguane marin des Galapagos
Scientific nameAmblyrhynchus cristatus (Bell, 1825)
The marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) © Gregory "Slobirdr" Smith sous licence
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The marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) © Gregory "Slobirdr" Smith sous licence
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The marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) © Alvaro Sevilla Design sous licence
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Banded sea snake
(Laticauda colubrina)
Flatback sea turtle
(Natator depressus)
Hawksbill sea turtle
(Eretmochelys imbricata)
Kemp's ridley sea turtle
(Lepidochelys kempii)
Leatherback sea turtle
(Dermochelys coriacea)
Loggerhead sea turtle
(Caretta caretta)
Olive sea snake
(Aipysurus laevis)
Sea turtles
(7 espèces)
The marine species in the Galápagos Islands
Blacktip reef shark
(Carcharhinus melanopterus)
Galapagos penguin
(Spheniscus mendiculus)
Galapagos shark
(Carcharhinus galapagensis)
Mexican hogfish
(Bodianus diplotaenia)
Pacific creolefish
(Cephalopholis colonus)
Red-footed booby
(Sula sula)
Silvertip shark
(Carcharhinus albimarginatus)
Whale shark
(Rhincodon typus)
Best scuba diving destinations
Galapagos islands
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