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Galápagos Land Iguanas
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Galápagos Land Iguanas

Conolophus

The Galápagos land iguanas comprise the genus Conolophus of the Galápagos Islands. The name Conolophus is derived from two Greek words: conos (κώνος) meaning "spiny" and lophos (λοφος) meaning "crest" or "plume", denoting the spiny crests along the backs of these species.g

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3 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 3 known species

Galápagos Land Iguana

speciesConolophus subcristatus

Santa Fe Land Iguana

speciesConolophus pallidus

Galápagos Pink Land Iguana

speciesConolophus marthae

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 35323.