Biology:Microlophus delanonis

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Short description: Species of lizard


Espańola lava lizard
Lava-espanola-male.jpg
Male
Espanola Lava Lizard, closeup.jpg
Female
Scientific classification edit
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)
Microlophus delanonis distribution.svg
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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/48444603/48444639. 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. 
  3. Microlophus delanonis, Reptile Database

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3019158 entry