Microlophus delanonis

Microlophus delanonis, the Española lava lizard or Hood lava lizard, is endemic to the Galapagos island of Española.[1] The species is commonly attributed to the genus Microlophus but has been attributed to the genus Tropidurus.[2]

Espańola lava lizard
Male
Female
Scientific classification
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

References
  1. 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" (PDF). Evolution. 63 (6): 1606–1626. doi:10.1111/j.1558-5646.2009.00617.x. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
  2. Microlophus delanonis, Reptile Database

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