Sealife guideThe marine iguanaAmblyrhynchus cristatus

Taxonomy
  • Common name: Marine iguana
  • French name: Iguane marin des Galapagos
  • Scientific name: Amblyrhynchus cristatus (Bell, 1825)
  • Family name: Iguanidae
  • Order name: Sauria
  • Class name: Sea reptiles
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(Laticauda colubrina)
Olive sea snake (Aipysurus laevis)
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Black-banded sea krait (Laticauda semifasciata)
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Flatback sea turtle (Natator depressus)
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Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta)
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Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii)
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Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)
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Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
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The marine species from Galapagos
Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus)
Blacktip reef shark
(Carcharhinus melanopterus)
Galapagos shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis)
Galapagos shark
(Carcharhinus galapagensis)
Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus)
Marine iguana
(Amblyrhynchus cristatus)
Mexican hogfish (Bodianus diplotaenia)
Mexican hogfish
(Bodianus diplotaenia)
Pacific creolefish (Cephalopholis colonus)
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(Cephalopholis colonus)
Scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini)
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(Sphyrna lewini)
Silvertip shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus)
Silvertip shark
(Carcharhinus albimarginatus)
Waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata)
Waved albatross
(Phoebastria irrorata)
Les destinations de plongée
Galapagos islands
Galapagos islands
Les îles Galapagos
Les îles Galapagos

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