Conolophus pallidus

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Conolophus pallidus - Wikipedia

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Santa Fe land iguana

Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)^[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Iguanidae
Genus:	Conolophus
Species:	C. pallidus
Binomial name
*Conolophus pallidus* Heller, 1903

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.^[3]^[4]

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.^[5]

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.^[3]

The Santa Fe land iguana grows to a total length (including tail) of 0.91 m (3 ft) with a body weight of up to 11 kg (25 lb).^[6] Being cold-blooded, it absorbs heat from the sun basking on volcanic rocks and at night sleep in burrows to conserve its body heat.^[6] These iguanas also enjoy a symbiotic relationship with the island's finches; the birds remove parasites and ticks, providing relief to the iguana and food for the birds.^[3]^[7]

Diet

Santa Fe land iguanas are primarily herbivorous, however some individuals have shown that they are opportunistic carnivores supplementing their diet with insects, centipedes and carrion.^[3] Because fresh water is scarce on the islands they inhabit, land iguanas obtain the majority of their moisture from the prickly-pear cactus that makes up 80% of its diet: fruit, flowers, pads, and even spines.^[3]^[6] During the rainy season they will drink from available standing pools of water and feast on yellow flowers of the genus Portulaca.^[6]^[7]

References

Wikispecies has information related to Conolophus pallidus.

^ Gentile, G.; Grant, T.D. (2020). "Conolophus pallidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T5239A3014028. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T5239A3014028.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Freda (2006). "Land iguanas" (PDF). Charles Darwin Research Station Fact Sheet. Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Islands. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-06. Retrieved 2007-10-14.
^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Conolophus pallidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T5239A11121073. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T5239A11121073.en.
^ Rassmann, Kornelia; Markmann, Melanie; Trillmich, Fritz; Tautz, Diethard (2004), "Tracing the Evolution of the Galapagos Iguanasn", Iguanas: Biology and Conservation, California: University of California Press, pp. 71–83, ISBN 978-0-520-23854-1
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Rogers, Barbara (1990), Galapagos, New York: Mallard Press, p. 51, ISBN 978-0-7924-5192-1
^ ^a ^b Kricher, John (2006), Galapagos: A Natural History, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, pp. 9, 51, 91, 200, ISBN 978-0-691-12633-3

Iguanidae

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata

Extant species

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Cachryx	Campeche spinytail iguana Yucatán spinytail iguana
Conolophus	Galapagos land iguana Galapagos pink land iguana Santa Fe land iguana
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Cyclura	Turks and Caicos rock iguana Jamaican iguana Rhinoceros iguana Northern Bahamian rock iguana Grand Cayman blue iguana Cuban iguana Lesser Caymans iguana Anegada ground iguana Ricord's iguana San Salvador iguana Mona ground iguana
Dipsosaurus	Desert iguana Catalina desert iguana
Iguana	Green iguana Lesser Antillean iguana
Sauromalus	Common chuckwalla Angel Island chuckwalla Monserrat chuckwalla San Esteban chuckwalla Spotted chuckwalla

Taxon identifiers
Conolophus pallidus	Wikidata: Q280780 Wikispecies: Conolophus pallidus ADW: Conolophus_pallidus CoL: 5ZTVR ECOS: 1934 EoL: 454868 GBIF: 5224630 iNaturalist: 35325 IRMNG: 11246375 ITIS: 202153 IUCN: 5239 NCBI: 57097 Observation.org: 98319 Open Tree of Life: 869089 RD: pallidus Species+: 4515

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