Microlophus delanonis

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;

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]

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. PMID 19154379. S2CID 13598047. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
^ Microlophus delanonis, Reptile Database

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[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. PMID 19154379. S2CID 13598047. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2012-01-09.

[2] Microlophus delanonis, Reptile Database

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