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 | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Tropiduridae |
| Genus: | Microlophus |
| Species: | M. delanonis |
| Binomial name | |
| Microlophus delanonis (Baur, 1890) | |
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References
- 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.
- Microlophus delanonis, Reptile Database
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