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Canon Image Challenge | all galleries >> CIC 173 Holiday Color and Spirit >> Exhibition > Christmas Iguana
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19-DEC-2010 Dave

Christmas Iguana

Espaņola, Galapagos Islands

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Canon Image Challenge18-Dec-2017 13:20
Color more associated with breeding season. Very well-adapted creatures. Remind of little dinosaurs.

https://www.galapagos.org/about_galapagos/about-galapagos/biodiversity/reptiles/

Dave
Guest 18-Dec-2017 06:08
This looks like a festive Christmas Iguana to me...and they have a certain timeless, they being almost timeless themselves in fact, practical beauty to them.

Nice shot to me.

Traveller

PS I presume the red is because it is molting?
Canon Image Challenge17-Dec-2017 19:58
It's a marine iguana. They're usually about 2-3 feet long and absolutely no threat to humans. This color scheme is unique to one island.

Dave
Canon Image Challenge17-Dec-2017 17:17
Ugly is right! I'm trying to get a scale on how big this guy is, he looks huge. Paul
Canon Image Challenge17-Dec-2017 03:41
That is one ugly beast.

Jim