Microlophus duncanensis

Microlophus duncanensis, commonly known as the Pinzón lava lizard, is a species of lava lizard endemic to the Galapagos Island of Pinzón.[1] Although currently classified in the genus Microlophus, it has also been assigned to the genus Tropidurus.[2]

Pinzón lava lizard
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Tropiduridae
Genus: Microlophus
Species:
M. duncanensis
Binomial name
Microlophus duncanensis
(Baur, 1890)
Synonyms
  • Tropidurus duncanensis Baur, 1890

References

  1. Benavides,E; Baum, R.; Snell, H. M.; Snell, H. L.; and Sites, Jr., J. W. (2009) "Island Biogeography of Galápagos Lava Lizards (Tropiduridae: Microlophus): Species Diversity and Colonization of the Archipelago." Archived 2013-09-21 at the Wayback Machine (.pdf) Evolution, 63 (6): 1606–1626.
  2. Microlophus duncanensis, The Reptile Database
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