Microlophus delanonis

Espańola lava lizard
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Lacertilia
Family: Tropiduridae
Genus: Microlophus
Species: M. delanonis
Binomial name
Microlophus delanonis
(Baur, 1890)
Synonyms
  • Tropidurus delanonis
  • Tropidurus hoodensis

Microlophus delanonis, the Española lava lizard or Hood lava lizard, is endemic to the Galapagos island of Española.[1] The species is commonly attributed to the genus Microlophus but has been attributed to the genus Tropidurus.[2]

References

  1. Benavides,E; Baum, R.; Snell, H. M.; Snell, H. L.; and Sites, Jr., J. W. (2009) "Island Biogeography of Galápagos Lava Lizards (Tropiduridae: Microlophus): Species Diversity and Colonization of the Archipelago." (.pdf) Evolution, 63 (6): 1606–1626.
  2. Microlophus delanonis, Reptile Database

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