Microlophus bivittatus
| San Cristóbal lava lizard | |
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| Species: | M. bivittatus
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| Microlophus bivittatus (Peters, 1871)
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The San Cristóbal lava lizard (Microlophus bivittatus) is a species of lava lizard endemic to San Cristóbal Island in the Galápagos Islands.[2] The species is commonly attributed to the genus Microlophus but has been attributed to the genus Tropidurus.[3]
References
- ^ The Charles Darwin Foundation: Microlophus bivittatus
- ^ 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." (.pdf) Evolution, 63 (6): 1606–1626.
- ^ Microlophus bivittatus, Reptile Database
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