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vulnerable
Marine Iguana
Amblyrhynchus cristatus
Also known as: Galapagos marine iguana • Marine iguana • Galapagos Marine Iguana
Kingdom: Metazoa• Family: Iguanidae• Order: Squamata
🛡️ Conservation Status
vulnerable
vu
Quick Facts
Common Names:
Marine Iguana, Galapagos marine iguana, Marine iguana, Galapagos Marine Iguana, Sea Iguana, Fernandina Marine Iguana, Galápagos Marine Iguana, marine iguana
Class:
Lepidosauria
Conservation Status:
vulnerable
Data Completeness:
71%
Data Sources
🌍gbif
📚itis
📖wikipedia
🔬eol
🦎inaturalist
References
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Distribution Statistics
10
Observations
6
Countries
Top Locations
Montecristi, Ecuador
1
Ecuador
1
Isabela, EC-GA, EC
1
Isabela, Parque Nacional Galápagos, EC-GA, EC
1
Galápagos, EC
1
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First: 2/14/2010 · Latest: 10/25/2025
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