Hybrid Iguana
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The Hybrid Iguana is a first generation hybrid, the result of intergeneric breeding between a male Marine Iguana
(genus Amblyrhynchus) and a female Land Iguana
(genus Conolophus) on South Plaza Island
in the Galápagos Islands
where the territories of the two species overlap.
, which are their staple foods. Due to decreased quantities of seaweed, Marine Iguanas will often seek food on the land, taking over the food source from the colonies
of Land Iguanas.
Hybrid Iguanas have sharp claws and can climb on cacti and also eat seaweed underwater. It is held that the hybrid iguana can survive in both sea and land environment. Despite their long separation time and there being two distinct species from different genera, the offspring are viable, although likely sterile.
Marine iguana
The Marine Iguana is an iguana found only on the Galápagos Islands that has the ability, unique among modern lizards, to live and forage in the sea, making it a marine reptile. The Iguana can dive over 30 ft into the water. It has spread to all the islands in the archipelago, and is...
(genus Amblyrhynchus) and a female Land Iguana
Galapagos Land Iguana
The Galapagos Land Iguana is a species of lizard in the Iguanidae family. It is one of three species of the genus Conolophus...
(genus Conolophus) on South Plaza Island
South Plaza Island
South Plaza is a small island off the east coast of Santa Cruz in the Galapagos Islands. It has an area of 0.13 km˛ and a maximum altitude of 23 meters....
in the Galápagos Islands
Galápagos Islands
The Galápagos Islands are an archipelago of volcanic islands distributed around the equator in the Pacific Ocean, west of continental Ecuador, of which they are a part.The Galápagos Islands and its surrounding waters form an Ecuadorian province, a national park, and a...
where the territories of the two species overlap.
Anatomy and morphology
Marine Iguanas have sharp claws and are able to grip rock under seawater and eat seaweed, whereas land iguanas lack sharp claws making them unable to climb on the very cactiCacti
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, which are their staple foods. Due to decreased quantities of seaweed, Marine Iguanas will often seek food on the land, taking over the food source from the colonies
Colony (biology)
In biology, a colony reference to several individual organisms of the same species living closely together, usually for mutual benefit, such as stronger defense or the ability to attack bigger prey. Some insects live only in colonies...
of Land Iguanas.
Hybrid Iguanas have sharp claws and can climb on cacti and also eat seaweed underwater. It is held that the hybrid iguana can survive in both sea and land environment. Despite their long separation time and there being two distinct species from different genera, the offspring are viable, although likely sterile.
External links
- Hybrid Iguana, Princeton UniversityPrinceton UniversityPrinceton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
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