Santa Fe Galapagos Land Iguana, Charles Darwin Research Station, Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos, Ecuador

The Santa Fe Galapagos Land Iguana (Conolophus pallidus) is exclusively native to Santa Fe Island and is one of two species of lizard in the genus Conolophus, in the Iguanidae family. The Charles Darwin Research Station (CDRS, operated by the Charles Darwin Foundation) runs an iguana breeding center in Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz Island, in the Galápagos archipelago, Ecuador, South America. The Santa Fe Galapagos Land Iguana is colored yellowish orange beneath a brownish-red back and tail. The Galapagos Land Iguana (genus Conolophus) is endemic to the Galápagos Islands, primarily the islands of Fernandina, Isabela, Santa Cruz, North Seymour, Hood and South Plaza.

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The Santa Fe Galapagos Land Iguana (Conolophus pallidus) is exclusively native to Santa Fe Island and is one of two species of lizard in the genus Conolophus, in the Iguanidae family. The Charles Darwin Research Station (CDRS, operated by the Charles Darwin Foundation) runs an iguana breeding center in Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz Island, in the Galápagos archipelago, Ecuador, South America. The Santa Fe Galapagos Land Iguana is colored yellowish orange beneath a brownish-red back and tail. The Galapagos Land Iguana (genus Conolophus) is endemic to the Galápagos Islands, primarily the islands of Fernandina, Isabela, Santa Cruz, North Seymour, Hood and South Plaza.