.::::: Lizards of the World - Iguania - Amblyrhynchus :::::.
Last update: 22 December, 2003

The Sea Iguanas are distributed over most of the Galapagos Islands. Seven races are known.

Amblyrhynchus cristatus Bell, 1825
  • cristatus Bell, 1825

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  • albemarlensis
    • Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1962
  • hassi
    • Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1962
  • mertensi
    • Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1962
  • nanus Garman, 1892
  • sielmanni Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1962
    •
  • venutissimus Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1956

    Distribution: Galapagos, Ecuador.

    • Literature
    Bartholomew, G.A., A.F. Bennett & W.R. Dawson. 1976. Swimming, diving and lactate production of the marine iguana Amblyrhynchus cristatus. Copeia, 1976: 709-720.
    Boersma, P.D. 1982. The Benefits of Sleeping Aggregations in Marine Iguanas, Amblyrhynchus cristatus. Pp. 292-299. In: Burghardt, G.M. & A.S. Rand (eds.). Iguanas of the World. Their Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation. Noyes Publ., New Jersey, 472 pp.
    Boulenger, G.A. 1890. On the Distinctive Cranial Characters of the Iguanoid Lizards allied to Iguana. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (6)6(35): 412-414.
    Bruun, B. 2001. Galápagos – de fortryllende øer. NHF, 44(4): 106-110.
    Dellinger, T. & G. von Hegel. 1990. Sex Identification through Cloacal Probing in Juvenile Marine Iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). J. Herpetol., 24(4): 424-426.
    Edwards, M.L. 1992. A Visit with Iguanas of the Galapagos Islands. Iguana Times, 1(4): 9-11.
    Eibl-Eibesfeldt, I. 1962. Neue Unterarten der Meerechse, Amblyrhynchus cristatus, nebst weiteren Angaben zur Biologie der Art. Senck. Biol., 43(3): 177-199.
    Etheridge, R.E. 1982. Checklist of the Iguanine and Malagasy Iguanid Lizards. Pp. 7-37. In: Burghardt, G.M. & A.S. Rand (eds.). Iguanas of the World. Their Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation. Noyes Publ., New Jersey, 472 pp.
    Fitzinger, L.J.F.J. 1843. Systema reptilium. Fasciculus primus, Amblyglossae. Vindobonae, Braumuller et Seidel, Vienna, vi + 106 pp.
    Frost, D.R. & R. Etheridge. 1989. A phylogenetic analysis and taxonomy of iguanian lizards (Reptilia: Squamata). Univ. Kansas Mus. Nat. Hist. Misc. Publ., 81: 1-65.
    Gray, J.E. 1825. A synopsis of the genera of reptiles and Amphibia, with a description of some new species. Ann. Phil. (new ser.), (2)10(3): 193-217.
    Gray, J.E. 1831. Description of a new species of Amblyrynchus of Mr. Bell, in the British Museum. Zool. Misc., London, 1: 6.
    Lücker, H. 1994. Die Meeresechsen (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) von Galapagos. Sauria, 16(2): 3-8.
    Lücker, H. & A. Feiler. 2002. Beobachtung einer Paarung zwischen Meerechsen-Männchen (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) und Landleguan-Weibchen (Conolophus subcristatus) auf Plaza-Sur/Galapagos-Inseln sowie Beobachtungen an einem adulente Gattungshybriden (Amblyrhynchus X Conolophus). elaphe, 10(4): 49-54.
    Rassmann, K. 1996. Surviving Atlantis: The Molecular Evolution of the Galapagos Iguanas. Iguana Times, 5(4): 82-86.
    Switak, K.H. 1996. The Iguanas of the Galapagos Islands. Reptiles, 4(8): 12-30.
    Switak, K.H. 1998. Galápagos Marine Iguanas: A Living Heritage. Iguana Times, 7(4): 51-60.
    Wikelski, M. 1995. Diving Dragons of the Galápagos. Iguana Times, 4(1): 1-8.