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Microlophus delanonis

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Species of lizard

Espańola lava lizard
Male
Female
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
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. The species is commonly attributed to the genus Microlophus but has been attributed to the genus Tropidurus.

References

  1. Cisneros-Heredia, D.F.; Márquez, C. (2019). "Microlophus albemarlensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T48444603A48444639. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Benavides, Edgar; Baum, Rebecca; Snell, Heidi M.; Snell, Howard L. & Sites Jr., Jack W. (2009). "Island biogeography of Galápagos lava lizards (Tropiduridae: Microlophus): species diversity and colonization of the archipelago". Evolution. 63 (6): 1606–1626. doi:10.1111/j.1558-5646.2009.00617.x. PMID 19154379. S2CID 13598047.
  3. Microlophus delanonis, Reptile Database

External links

Media related to Microlophus delanonis at Wikimedia Commons

Taxon identifiers
Microlophus delanonis


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