Microlophus pacificus

Common Pacific iguana
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Tropiduridae
Genus:	Microlophus
Species:	M. pacificus
Binomial name
	Microlophus pacificus; (Steindachner, 1876)
Synonyms
	Tropidurus (Craniopeltis) pacificus; Leiocephalus pacificus; Tropidurus pacificus; Tropidurus abingdonensis; Tropidurus abingdonii; Tropidurus lemniscatus;

Microlophus pacificus, the common Pacific iguana, is a species of lava lizard endemic to the Galapagos island of Pinta.^[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 pacificus, Reptile Database

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[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 pacificus, Reptile Database

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