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Microlophus delanonis (Baur, 1890) is a animal in the Tropiduridae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Microlophus delanonis (Baur, 1890) (Microlophus delanonis (Baur, 1890))
Animalia

Microlophus delanonis (Baur, 1890)

Microlophus delanonis (Baur, 1890)

Microlophus delanonis, the Española/Hood lava lizard, is an endemic Galapagos lizard classified in two different genera.

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Family
Genus
Microlophus
Order
Class
Squamata

About Microlophus delanonis (Baur, 1890)

Common Name and Endemic Range

Microlophus delanonis, commonly known as the Española lava lizard or Hood lava lizard, is a lizard species that is endemic to the Galapagos island of Española.

Genus Classification

While the species is most commonly classified in the genus Microlophus, it has also previously been classified in the genus Tropidurus.

Scientific Nomenclature

Its scientific name is Microlophus delanonis (Baur, 1890).

Photo: (c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by sea-kangaroo · cc-by-nc-nd

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Tropiduridae Microlophus

More from Tropiduridae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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