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Pinzón lava lizard
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Tropiduridae
Genus:	Microlophus
Species:	M. duncanensis
Binomial name
Microlophus duncanensis (Baur, 1890)
Synonyms
Tropidurus duncanensis Baur, 1890

Microlophus duncanensis, commonly known as the Pinzón lava lizard, is a species of lava lizard endemic to the Galapagos Island of Pinzón. Although currently classified in the genus Microlophus, it has also been assigned to the genus Tropidurus.

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." Archived 2013-09-21 at the Wayback Machine (.pdf) Evolution, 63 (6): 1606–1626.
2. Microlophus duncanensis, The Reptile Database

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