The Marine Lizard/Iguana (Continued...)

             The marine iguana inhabits the Galapagos Islands and areas throughout the archipelago. The fact that this specific iguana feeds in the water unlike the other iguanas is a result of the adaptations that have happened over millions of years. Originally, these iguanas seized to exist on the Galapagos Islands but somewhere in time, land dwelling iguanas from South America had found themselves drifting out to sea on floating debris thus landing them on the islands. To shorten my explanation, because of the scarcity of food on the islands' surface, the iguana had turned to foraging for food in the sea. Adaptations such as razor-sharp teeth and a tail like a crocodile allow the iguana to scrape the algae off rocks and the ability to maneuver itself around in the water. 

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