Galapagos Species Database
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Conolophus pallidus
Iguana de Santa Fe, Santa Fe Land Iguana
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Family
Iguanidae
Genus
Conolophus
Species
pallidus
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Endemic
Distribution: Endemic to Santa Fe Island in Galápagos, Ecuador. Santa Fe is a small and relatively flat island with an area of 24 km2 and a maximum elevation of 250 m above sea level.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Conolophus pallidus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5261. Accessed 11 May 2025.