The new iguana family tree suggests that the rosada line split off from the other land iguanas about 5.7 million years ago, when many of the modern Galapagos islands had yet to poke their tops ...

A spectacular pink type of Galapagos iguana promises to rewrite the family's evolutionary history in the islands. Rosada was missed by Charles Darwin during his 1835 visit, but appears to indicate the ...

The DNA of the Galapagos pink or “rosada” iguana suggests its diversification from other species of iguana occurred before most of the volcanic islands had even formed (Image: Gabriele Gentile) ...

If Charles Darwin had wandered up the side of the Volcan Wolf volcano on the island of Isabela when he visited the Galapagos in 1835, he might have spotted what is now known as the rosada (or pink ...

The land iguanas, called rosada ("pink" in Spanish), live near the northernmost volcano of the island of Isabela, one of the few places in the Galapagos that Darwin did not visit during his trip ...

Newly discovered pink iguana sheds light on Galapagos evolution. Mongabay.com. 6 Jan 2009 Ecuador. ... The rosada iguana — which was first spotted in 1986 — is so rare it is at risk of extinction.

The best things to do in the Galapagos Islands are centered around wildlife, ... For the 1.55-mile trek to Tortuga Bay's Playa Mansa, wear comfy shoes and bring snacks and water.

During Darwin's five-week stint on the Galapagos, he observed two types of iguana. One was a marine version that, uniquely for lizards, swam and fed in the ocean, and the other was a cactus-eating ...