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Galapagos Lava Lizard (Microlophus albemarlensis), Family
Tropiduridae |
Credit & Copyright: Dr. Bruce G.
Marcot
Explanation: Perched on rough bit of lava, here in the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador, is the aptly-named Galapagos lava lizard. The individual in the main photo, above, is clearly a male, what with its dorsal spinal crest and its black and reddish throat.
Such is life in the lava! |
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