Microlophus delanonis
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]
| Espańola lava lizard | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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) | |
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References
- Cisneros-Heredia, D.F.; Márquez, C. (2019). "Microlophus albemarlensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T48444603A48444639. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- 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.
- Microlophus delanonis, Reptile Database
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