Gorgona Island (Colombia)
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Gorgona is a Colombian island in the Pacific Ocean situated about 28 km off the Colombian Pacific coast. The island is 9 km long and 2.5 km across at its widest, with a maximum height of 338 m and a t
El Viudo - rock formation south of Gorgona
Anolis gorgonae
Western basilisk
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The western basilisk is a large species of lizard in the family Corytophanidae. The species is endemic to northwestern South America.
Gorgona Island (Colombia)
…world. Unfortunately, this species is in danger of extinction due to forest clearing during the times of the prison and by predation from the introduced western basilisk. Gorgona is famous for its snakes. There are three known venomous snakes including the much-feared Bothrops asper and two species of coral snake…
Basiliscus basiliscus