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title: "Iguana-terrestre-das-galápagos"
description: "Conolophus subcristatus — Répteis. The Galápagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) is a very large species of lizard in the family Iguanidae, and one of three species of the genus Conolophus."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/galapagos-land-iguana
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Iguana-terrestre-das-galápagos

> Conolophus subcristatus — Répteis. The Galápagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) is a very large species of lizard in the family Iguanidae, and one of three species of the genus Conolophus.

- Scientific name: *Conolophus subcristatus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: `desert` (Deserto)
- iNaturalist observations: 3332
- Wikidata: [Q301062](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q301062)
- iNaturalist taxon: [35324](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/35324)

## Names

- en: Galápagos Land Iguana
- de: Drusenkopf
- es: Iguana Terrestre De Las Galápagos
- fr: Iguane Terrestre Des Galapagos
- nl: Galapagoslandleguaan
- pt: Iguana-terrestre-das-galápagos
- pl: Legwan galapagoski

## Countries with the most observations

EC (3119)

## Summary

The Galápagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) is a very large species of lizard in the family Iguanidae, and one of three species of the genus Conolophus. It is endemic to the Galápagos Islands off of Ecuador's Pacific coast, inhabiting the dry lowlands of Fernandina, Isabela, Santa Cruz, North Seymour, Baltra, and South Plaza islands.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gal%C3%A1pagos_land_iguana

## Photo

![Iguana-terrestre-das-galápagos](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/galapagos-land-iguana/medium.jpg)

Photo: miked2000 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/258936164

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/galapagos-land-iguana?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).