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Conolophus
The Galápagos land iguanas comprise the genus ''Conolophus'' of the Galápagos Islands (Ecuador). The number of species of this variable genus has always been disputed; the most current taxonomic Taxonomy is the practice and science of categorization or classification. A taxonomy (or taxonomical classification) is a scheme of classification, especially a hierarchical classification, in which things are organized into groups or types. ... surveys suggest that three species exist: Extant species References *Frost, D.E. and R.E. Etheridge (1989) ''A Phylogenetic Analysis and Taxonomy of Iguanian Lizards (Reptilia: Squamata)''. Univ. Kansas Mus. Nat. Hist. Misc. Publ. 81 *Frost, D.R., R. Etheridge, D. Janies and T.A. Titus (2001) ''Total evidence, sequence alignment, evolution of Polychrotid lizards, and a reclassification of the Iguania (Squamata: Iguania).'' American Museum Novitates 3343: 38 pp. Notes External links * * Lizard genera Taxa named by Leopol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conolophus
The Galápagos land iguanas comprise the genus ''Conolophus'' of the Galápagos Islands (Ecuador). The number of species of this variable genus has always been disputed; the most current taxonomic Taxonomy is the practice and science of categorization or classification. A taxonomy (or taxonomical classification) is a scheme of classification, especially a hierarchical classification, in which things are organized into groups or types. ... surveys suggest that three species exist: Extant species References *Frost, D.E. and R.E. Etheridge (1989) ''A Phylogenetic Analysis and Taxonomy of Iguanian Lizards (Reptilia: Squamata)''. Univ. Kansas Mus. Nat. Hist. Misc. Publ. 81 *Frost, D.R., R. Etheridge, D. Janies and T.A. Titus (2001) ''Total evidence, sequence alignment, evolution of Polychrotid lizards, and a reclassification of the Iguania (Squamata: Iguania).'' American Museum Novitates 3343: 38 pp. Notes External links * * Lizard genera Taxa named by Leopol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galapagos Land Iguana
The Galápagos land iguana (''Conolophus subcristatus'') is a very large species of lizard in the family Iguanidae. It is one of three species of the genus ''Conolophus''. It is endemic to the Galápagos Islands, in the dry lowlands of the islands of Fernandina, Isabela, Santa Cruz, North Seymour, Baltra, and South Plaza. Taxonomy The land iguanas in the Galápagos vary in morphology and coloration among different populations. In addition to the relatively widespread and well-known Galápagos land iguana (''C. subcristatus''), there are two other species of ''Conolophus'': the Galápagos pink land iguana (''C. marthae'') from northern Isabela Island and the Santa Fe land iguana (''C. pallidus'') from Santa Fe Island. Based on mtDNA, land iguanas and marine iguanas diverged about 8–10 million years ago. Within the land iguana genus, the oldest split based on mtDNA, about 5.7 million years old, is between ''C. subcristatus'' and ''C. marthae''. A more recent study that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conolophus Subcristatus
The Galápagos land iguana (''Conolophus subcristatus'') is a very large species of lizard in the family Iguanidae. It is one of three species of the genus ''Conolophus''. It is endemic to the Galápagos Islands, in the dry lowlands of the islands of Fernandina, Isabela, Santa Cruz, North Seymour, Baltra, and South Plaza. Taxonomy The land iguanas in the Galápagos vary in morphology and coloration among different populations. In addition to the relatively widespread and well-known Galápagos land iguana (''C. subcristatus''), there are two other species of ''Conolophus'': the Galápagos pink land iguana (''C. marthae'') from northern Isabela Island and the Santa Fe land iguana (''C. pallidus'') from Santa Fe Island. Based on mtDNA, land iguanas and marine iguanas diverged about 8–10 million years ago. Within the land iguana genus, the oldest split based on mtDNA, about 5.7 million years old, is between ''C. subcristatus'' and ''C. marthae''. A more recent study that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conolophus Marthae
''Conolophus marthae'', the Galápagos pink land iguana, is a species of lizard of the family Iguanidae. This critically endangered iguana is native only to the Wolf Volcano in northern Isabela Island of the Galápagos Islands (Ecuador). It has a pink body with some dark stripes, prompting some to call it the pink iguana or the Galápagos rosy iguana. The species was first discovered in 1986 and was identified as a separate species, distinct from the Galápagos land iguana, early in 2009. This species is the only example of ancient diversification in the genus ''Conolophus''. Taxonomy and etymology A tentative specific name, ''rosada'', was derived from the Spanish word meaning "pinkish" in reference to the animal's pinkish body color. The term was later abandoned for the formal description; and the specific name, ''marthae,'' was chosen in memory of Martha Rebecca Gentile, the stillborn daughter of the describer Gabriele Gentile. The species was first formally described in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conolophus Pallidus
''Conolophus pallidus'' (the Santa Fe land iguana or Barrington land iguana) is a species of lizard in the family Iguanidae. It is one of three species in the genus ''Conolophus'' and is endemic to Santa Fe Island in the Galapagos. Taxonomy The species was first described by American zoologist Edmund Heller in 1903. Some authorities have questioned whether ''C. pallidus'' is a valid species in its own right or merely a variant or subspecies of the Galapagos land iguana found on other islands in the Galapagos. Etymology Its specific name, ''pallidus'', is Latin for "pale", denoting its lighter coloration than ''C. subcristatus''. Morphology The Santa Fe land iguana is similar to the Galapagos land iguana except that the Santa Fe land iguana is paler yellow with a longer more tapered snout and more pronounced dorsal spines. The Santa Fe land iguana grows to a total length (including tail) of with a body weight of up to . Being cold-blooded, it absorbs heat from the sun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Seymour Island
North Seymour ( es, Isla Seymour Norte) is a small island near Baltra Island in the Galápagos Islands. It was formed by uplift of a submarine lava formation. The whole island is covered with low, bushy vegetation. The island is named after an English nobleman, Lord Hugh Seymour. North Seymour Island has an area of and a maximum altitude of . This island is home to a large population of blue-footed boobies and swallow-tailed gulls. It hosts one of the largest populations of magnificent frigatebirds (''Fregata magnificens'') and a slowly growing population of Galápagos land iguanas (''Conolophus subcristatus''). North Seymour has a visitor trail approximately in length crossing the inland of the island and exploring the rocky coast. The stock for the captive breeding program of the Galápagos land iguana is descended from iguanas which Captain G. Allan Hancock translocated from nearby Baltra Island to North Seymour Island in the 1930s. This was very important because Balt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galápagos Islands
The Galápagos Islands (Spanish: , , ) are an archipelago of volcanic islands. They are distributed on each side of the equator in the Pacific Ocean, surrounding the centre of the Western Hemisphere, and are part of the Republic of Ecuador. Located west of continental Ecuador, the islands are known for their large number of endemic species that were studied by Charles Darwin during the second voyage of HMS ''Beagle''. His observations and collections contributed to the inception of Darwin's theory of evolution by means of natural selection. The Galápagos Islands and their surrounding waters form the Galápagos Province of Ecuador, the Galápagos National Park, and the Galápagos Marine Reserve. The principal language on the islands is Spanish. The islands have a population of slightly over 25,000. The first recorded visit to the islands happened by chance in 1535, when Fray Tomás de Berlanga, the Bishop of Panamá, was surprised to find this undiscovered land on a vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Fe Island
Santa Fe Island (Spanish: ''Isla Santa Fe''), also called Barrington Island after admiral Samuel Barrington, is a small island of which lies in the centre of the Galápagos archipelago, to the south-east of Santa Cruz Island. Visitor access is by a wet landing in Barrington Bay on the north-eastern side of the island. Environment Geologically, the island is one of the oldest of the archipelago; volcanic rocks of about 4 million years old have been found. The vegetation of the island is characterized by brush, palo santo trees and stands of a large subvariety of the Galápagos prickly pear cactus, ''Opuntia galapageia'' subvar. ''barringtonensis''. Santa Fe is home to two endemic species and two endemic subspecies: the Barrington land iguana (''Conolophus pallidus''), the Barrington leaf-toed gecko (''Phyllodactylus barringtonensis''), www.reptile-database.org. the Santa Fe marine iguana (''Amblyrhynchus cristatus trillmichi'') and the Santa Fe rice rat (''Aegialomys gal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lizard Genera
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia although some lizards are more closely related to these two excluded groups than they are to other lizards. Lizards range in size from chameleons and geckos a few centimeters long to the 3-meter-long Komodo dragon. Most lizards are quadrupedal, running with a strong side-to-side motion. Some lineages (known as "legless lizards"), have secondarily lost their legs, and have long snake-like bodies. Some such as the forest-dwelling ''Draco'' lizards are able to glide. They are often territorial, the males fighting off other males and signalling, often with bright colours, to attract mates and to intimidate rivals. Lizards are mainly carnivorous, often being sit-and-wait predators; many smaller species eat insects, while the Komodo eats mammals as bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Land Iguana - Santa Fe
Land, also known as dry land, ground, or earth, is the solid terrestrial surface of the planet Earth that is not submerged by the ocean or other bodies of water. It makes up 29% of Earth's surface and includes the continents and various islands. Earth's land surface is almost entirely covered by regolith, a layer of rock, soil, and minerals that forms the outer part of the crust. Land plays important roles in Earth's climate system and is involved in the carbon cycle, nitrogen cycle, and water cycle. One-third of land is covered in trees, 15% is used for crops, and 10% is covered in permanent snow and glaciers. Land terrain varies greatly and consists of mountains, deserts, plains, plateaus, glaciers, and other landforms. In physical geology, the land is divided into two major categories: mountain ranges and relatively flat interiors called cratons. Both are formed over millions of years through plate tectonics. A major part of Earth's water cycle, streams shape the lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volcán Wolf
Wolf Volcano ( es, Volcán Wolf, italic=no), also known as Mount Whiton, is the highest peak in the Galápagos Islands. It is situated on Isabela Island and reaches . It is a shield volcano with a characteristic upturned soup bowl shape. The volcano was named after Theodor Wolf, a German geologist who studied the Galápagos Islands in the 19th century. Wolf Island in the north of the Galápagos is also named after the geologist. Wolf Volcano's height makes it an ultra prominent peak (a peak with a topographic prominence of over ). Geology In a process similar to the formation of the Hawaiian islands, the Galapagos (along with associated hotspot) appear to be created from a mantle plume. This plume stays in place while the Nazca Plate moves above it; the relative movement of this plate is 0.46 degrees per million years. (deg/m.y. figure is on page 1110) The volcano itself is estimated to be less than half a million years old; the oceanic plate beneath it is theorized to be ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iggy Pink
Iggy or Iggie is a unisex name and it is often a short form of the Roman Latin names Ignatia (feminine) and Ignatius (masculine), or their derivatives in other European languages. As such the name is derived ultimately from the Etruscan language family name ''Egnat'', the meaning of which is unknown. (The Romans added the Latin nominative endings ''-ia'' and ''-ius''.) A spelling with an initial "I" later became dominant, possibly because of a resemblance to the Latin word ''ignis'' "fire". Iggy or Iggie may also refer to: People * Iggy Pop, stage name of American punk rock singer and occasional actor James Newell Osterberg, Jr. (born 1947) * Iggy Azalea, stage name of Australian rapper Amethyst Amelia Kelly (born 1990) * Iggy Arroyo (1950–2012), Filipino politician * Iggy Clarke (born 1952), Irish retired hurler * Jarome Iginla (born 1977), Canadian National Hockey League player * Ralph Ignatowski (1926–1945), U.S. Marine tortured and killed at the Battle of Iwo Jima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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