Species:

Conolophus subcristatus

Galápagos Land Iguana

April, 1994
South Plaza Island, Galápagos, Ecuador
Galápagos Land Iguana (Conolophus subcristatus)
Galápagos Land Iguana (Conolophus subcristatus)
Like the marine iguanas, these bulky lizards were completely unafraid of us observers. This one ate a prickly pear fruit a few feet in front of us after scraping the spines off with its claws.