Marine Iguanas

by Will Burrard-Lucas

The Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) is an iguana that has the unique ability among modern lizards to live and forage in the sea. It is found only on the Galapagos Islands, but has spread to all the islands in the archipelago. The colour of the iguanas varies from island to island according to the type of algae they feed on. These iguanas were found on Espanola Island.

Equipment: Canon EOS 400D

Will Burrard-Lucas

I am a keen travel photographer... I particularly enjoy nature and wildlife photography.

Website: www.burrard-lucas.com

Marine Iguanas by Will Burrard-Lucas was photo of the day on Monday, 30th July 2007. It is tagged Galapagos, Lizards. You can leave a comment below.

14 Comments

david

30th July 2007 at 3:05 am

great shot.

love your work

kml

30th July 2007 at 3:27 am

Love the expression on the face of the lizard behind the main one. They are really not a very attractive species – but that expression is endearing. Excellent image!

kate

30th July 2007 at 5:10 am

that’s so cute!!!

Carri

30th July 2007 at 6:28 am

Wow, what an amazing creature. Wonderful shot, I love the way the textures of the animal and its environment blend so subtly.

Pauline Jones

30th July 2007 at 7:50 am

Amazing creatures; I would love to see them in the flesh.

Pieter -sAner- van der Horst

30th July 2007 at 8:29 am

Great POV & DOF. I think the iguana behind the main subject is rather distracting, albeit a very funny distraction. The photo seems to be a little bit dull, probably due to the lack of colors in the scene, but maybe due to an overcast day. Anyway, nice & sharp shot.

Anurag

30th July 2007 at 8:56 am

great shot. I agree though that It is only the expression which is causing intrest otherwise the lizard itself is, if I may say, not exactly attractive.