A few lizards were observed during the daylight warming themselves on a rock at a beach. This was in an island, on a hot day.
Amazon Lava Lizard (Tropidurus torquatus catalanensis) at Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil. Photographed on 25 April 2003.
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The reptile genus Tropidurus includes several species of ground lizard. It includes seven which are endemic to the Galapagos Islands, where collectively known as lava lizards, although these commonly are placed in the genus Microlophus instead. The distribution of these lizards and their variations in shape, colour and behaviour show the phenomenon of adaptive radiation so typical of the inhabitants of this archipelago. One species occurs on all the central and western islands, which were perhaps...
