Marine Iguana

Marine Iguana

Amblyrhynchus cristatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
80–90% · Very likely
overall probability at Galápagos Islands

Closest Relatives at Galápagos Islands

Common Land Iguana
VU Endemic

Common Land Iguana

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Conolophus subcristatus

50–60% · Likely
Santa Fe Land Iguana
VU Endemic

Santa Fe Land Iguana

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Conolophus pallidus

10–20% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

80–90
Jan
80–90
Feb
80–90
Mar
70–80
Apr
80–90
May
80–90
Jun
80–90
Jul
80–90
Aug
80–90
Sep
70–80
Oct
80–90
Nov
80–90
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
80–90%
2 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Marine Iguana in Galápagos Islands?

About 82% of visitor-days record a Marine Iguana sighting in Galápagos Islands, based on 3015 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Marine Iguana in Galápagos Islands?

August has the highest sighting rate for Marine Iguana in Galápagos Islands in our monthly data.

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