Microlophus delanonis

Espańola lava lizard
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Infraorder: Pleurodonta
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.[2] The species is commonly attributed to the genus Microlophus but has been attributed to the genus Tropidurus.[3]

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

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