The Galapagos Islands, 2006 & 2008

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Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus), on Fernandina, The white crystals on its head are salt. Dubbed by one observer (John Kricher) "the Gargoyles of the Galapagos", these iguanas are the only truly marine species of lizard in the world.
Copyright © 2006 John Van de Graaff

Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus), on Fernandina, The white crystals on its head are salt. Dubbed by one observer (John Kricher) "the Gargoyles of the Galapagos", these iguanas are the only truly marine species of lizard in the world.

Bird Photographs by John Van de Graaff