Image of Galapagos Land Iguana
![Image of Galapagos Land Iguana](https://beta-repo.eol.org/data/media/28/ee/9d/18.https___www_inaturalist_org_photos_1174012.580x360.jpg)
Description:
"Galapagos land iguana as ""ugly animals, of a yellowish orange beneath, and of a brownish-red colour above: from their low facial angle they have a singularly stupid appearance."" The Galapagos land iguana grows to a length of three to five feet with a body weight of up to twenty-five pounds, depending upon which island they are from. Being cold-blooded, they absorb heat from the sun by basking on volcanic rock, and at night sleep in burrows to conserve their body heat. These iguanas also enjoy a symbiotic relationship with birds; the birds remove parasites and ticks, providing relief to the iguanas and food for the birds."
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- Life
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (animals)
- Bilateria
- Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
- Chordata (Chordates)
- Vertebrata (vertebrates)
- Gnathostomata (jawed fish)
- Osteichthyes (bony fish)
- Sarcopterygii (Lobe-finned fishes)
- Tetrapoda (terrestrial vertebrates)
- Amniota (amniote)
- Reptilia (Reptiles)
- Diapsida (diapsid)
- Lepidosauromorpha
- Squamata (lizards and snakes)
- Iguania
- Iguanidae (iguanids)
- Conolophus
- Conolophus subcristatus (Galapagos Land Iguana)
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