Conolophus

The Galápagos land iguanas comprise the genus Conolophus of the Galápagos Islands (Ecuador). The number of species of this variable genus has always been disputed; the most current taxonomic surveys suggest that three species exist:

"Galápagos iguana" redirects here. For for the coastal species, see marine iguana.

Galápagos land iguana
Conolophus subcristatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Iguanidae
Genus: Conolophus
Fitzinger, 1843
Species

Extant species
ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Conolophus subcristatusGalápagos land iguanaGalápagos Islands (Ecuador), in the dry lowlands of Fernandina, Isabela, Santa Cruz, North Seymour, Baltra, and South Plaza Islands
Conolophus marthae[1]Galápagos pink land iguanaNorthern Isabela Island in the Galápagos (Ecuador)
Conolophus pallidusSanta Fe land iguanaSanta Fe Island in the Galapagos
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References
  • Frost, D.E. and R.E. Etheridge (1989) A Phylogenetic Analysis and Taxonomy of Iguanian Lizards (Reptilia: Squamata). Univ. Kansas Mus. Nat. Hist. Misc. Publ. 81
  • Frost, D.R., R. Etheridge, D. Janies and T.A. Titus (2001) Total evidence, sequence alignment, evolution of Polychrotid lizards, and a reclassification of the Iguania (Squamata: Iguania). American Museum Novitates 3343: 38 pp.

Notes
  1. Gabriele Gentile & Howard L. Snell: Conolophus marthae sp.nov. (Squamata, Iguanidae), a new species of land iguana from the Galápagos archipelago In: Zootaxa 2201: 1–10 (2009) PDF fulltext


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