- Marine iguanas are the only marine lizard in the world
- They are found only on the Galapagos Island.
- They are closely related to mainland iguanas but are black in color instead of green.
- Charles Darwin was fascinated by these lizards, and rumor has it he would toss them into the ocean and watch them swim to the rocks.
- Marine iguanas are ectothermic. ( cold-blooded)
- Marine iguanas are reptiles so they have scales.
- Marine iguanas can grow up to 5 feet in length.
- They lay between one and three eggs.
- They dine on algae found in the ocean, and sometimes on plants.
- These iguanas have a symbiotic relationship with mockingbirds. Hawks can eat iguanas and mockingbirds give off a warning sound when hawks are around which helps the iguanas stay alive.
- Hawks found on Galapagos attack and eat marine iguanas.
- These lizards sneeze often in order to remove salt water from their sinus cavity.
- They can stay underwater almost an hour.
- Because they are ectothermic, they have to sun themselves on rocks often during the day.
- Male iguanas are larger than female iguanas.
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