Classification
KINGDOM-ANIMALIA PHYLUM-CHORDATA CLASS-REPTILIA ORDER-SQUAMATA FAMILY-IGUANIDAE GENUS-Amblyrhyncus SPECIES- A. cristatus |
Morphology
Marine Iguanas are pyramid-shaped animals with dorsal scales. They have shorter more blunt snouts than land iguanas, and they have a slightly laterally compressed tail. The younger iguanas have a lighter color dorsal strip. |
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The Marine Iguana is endimic to Galapagos Islands.
Facts
- Marine Iguanas are actually gentle animals.
- Marine Iguanas are herbivores .
- Predators include dogs, cats and rats; these animals feed off of small iguanas and eggs.
- Marine Iguanas usually live from five to twelve years.
- Young Marine Iguanas do not get care when they are born.
Marine Iguanas are very important because they are currently the world's only sea-going iguana.
Mariner Iguanas have adapted well into the ocean environment. They have tails made for swimming and claws made for climbing rocks. They take swims in the ocean and then warm up on rocks in the sun.
Mariner Iguanas have adapted well into the ocean environment. They have tails made for swimming and claws made for climbing rocks. They take swims in the ocean and then warm up on rocks in the sun.
Vocabulary
- Endemic:(of a plant or animal) native or restricted to a certain country or area.
- Herbivore: an animal that feeds on plants.
- Snout:the projecting nose and mouth of an animal, especially a mammal.
- Sea-going:characterized by or relating to traveling by sea, especially habitually.
- Predator: an animal that naturally preys on others.
http://eol.org/pages/795986/details Amblyrhynchus cristatus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_iguana Marine Iguana
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/marine-iguana/ Marine Iguana
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_iguana Marine Iguana
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/marine-iguana/ Marine Iguana