Food Habits
The Land Iguana is largely a vegetarian. The prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) is a major food source; the lizard eats the cactus fruit and leaves by moving the cactus around in its mouth until all the spines are worked off (Mattison 1989).
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Conolophus subcristatus
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Bruin, T. 2000. "Conolophus subcristatus" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed August 20, 2011 at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Conolophus_subcristatus.html.
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