Galapagos Land Iguana - Galapagos Land Iguana

Japanese: ガラパゴスリクイグアナ - がらぱごすりくいぐあな
Galapagos Land Iguana - Galapagos Land Iguana

...They hatch in about 110 days. The Galapagos land iguana , Conolophus subcristatus , which is distributed on the same island, is about 1.1 meters long and lives in the inland part of the island, different from the marine iguana. It feeds on cactus shoots, fruits, and other plant matter, and its tail is not flattened like the marine iguana's.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Galapagos land iguana" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…約110日で孵化(ふか)する。同じ島に分布するガラパゴスリクイグアナConolophus subcristatusは体長1.1mほどで,ウミイグアナとすみ分けて島の内陸部に生息している。餌はサボテンの新芽,果実などの植物質で,尾部はウミイグアナのように扁平ではない。…

※「ガラパゴスリクイグアナ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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