Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Related bibliographies: Reptiles Lizards Iguanidae South America Pacific Ocean Taxonomy of the genus Amblyrhynchus Biodiversity of the family Iguanidae Bibliography of the genus Amblyrhynchus (Marine Iguana) (Reptilia: Sauria: Iguanidae) Note: In order to limit redundancy, relevant literature indexed in the related bibliographies in the left column may not have been included in this page. For a comprehensive search of literature, these bibliographies should therefore also be consulted. Amblyrhynchus cristatus Anonymous. 1981. Marine iguanas and feral dogs. Oryx 16(2): 156. Anonymous. 1986. Recovery of the marine iguana population after the El Nino catastrophe. Noticias de Galapagos 44: 4. Amadon, D. 1967. Galapagos finches grooming marine iguanas. Condor 69: 311. Ananjeva, N.B. 1978. [The Galapagos iguana - a unique marine reptile]. (In Russian). Priroda (Moscow) 1978(11): 139. Baird, T.M. 1981. 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