Microlophus duncanensis
Appearance
Pinzón 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. duncanensis
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Binomial name | |
Microlophus duncanensis (Baur, 1890)
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Synonyms | |
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Microlophus duncanensis, the Pinzón lava lizard, is a species of lava lizard endemic to the Galapagos Island of Pinzón.[1] The species is commonly attributed to the genus Microlophus but has been attributed to the genus Tropidurus.[2]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Microlophus duncanensis, The Reptile Database