What is the pink iguana?

Pink Iguana is a rare type of Iguany land for the first time in 1986 for a specific volcano called Volcan Wolf on the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador. This endangered iguana was not officially documented as a unique species until 2009 and has slightly pink skin and genetically differs from other iguanas, which are usually green or yellow.

The Galapagos are the volcanic islands in the Pacific Ocean, located just from the western Ecuadorian coast near the equator. The islands are known as a view rich in a unique endemic species and as a place was visited by Charles Darwin in 1835, while the scientist sailed on the HMS Beagle. Darwin did not visit Volcan Wolf in conducting a survey of the Galapagos and therefore not witnessed the pink iguana in his limited habitat. Since Volcan Wolf is approximately 350,000 years old, pink leguana probably had a different station in the past than migrated to its currentterritory. The limited habitat of pink iguana is susceptible to the effects of human hunting, excess tourism and invasive species such as wild goats and, as a result, is considered critically endangered.

pink iguana has black stripes on the back and is also known as rosada , Spanish for pink, species. These lizards can grow to a length of more than 3 feet (1 meter), weigh approximately £ 26 (12 kilograms) and live for 60 years. Galapagos iguanas are cold bleeded and must absorb heat daily by sunbathing in the volcanic rock on the volcanic rock and at night to maintain body heat in the burrow. His diet is herbivorous, but shows occasional carnivorous behavior, such as consumption of carrots and insects if necessary. Green iguanas are popular exotic pets in the United States and other countries.

Despite some similarities between all kinds of Iguan Galapagos may beT Pink iguana distinguished by pink skin, scale head, prominent ridge and unique head behavior. Iguans usually bob or nods when they behave friends or question the territory, and while the motivation of the pink iguana can be similar, its head swinging display is strange. The pink iguana moves the head in a row of fast movements up and down that mimics no other kind of iguana. It is possible that this head is also performed as a greeting or warning.