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Original - Marine Iguana Amblyrhynchus cristatus venustissimus, a highly colored individual of a subspecies found only on Española Island
Reason
another very under-photographed (sub)species
Articles in which this image appears
Marine Iguana, Española Island
Creator
Benjamint 07:53, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • There is definitely some ambiguity, my understanding is that the iguanas found on Espanola are brightly colored all year round because of the concentrated pigments in their diet. Perhaps clarity in this area could be improved in the article Benjamint 01:10, 4 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Marine-Iguana-Espanola.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 09:35, 10 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]