Global InformationMicrolophus albemarlensis information
| Microlophus albemarlensis | |
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| Female, Santa Fe Island | |
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| Male, Isabela Island | |
Conservation status
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 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Tropiduridae |
| Genus: | Microlophus |
| Species: | M. albemarlensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Microlophus albemarlensis (Baur, 1890)
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| Range (red) in the Galápagos Islands | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Microlophus albemarlensis, the Galápagos Lava lizard, also known as the Albemarle Lava lizard, is a species of Lava lizard. It is endemic to the Galápagos Islands, where it occurs on several islands in the western archipelago: the large islands Isabela, Santa Cruz, Fernandina, Santiago and Santa Fe, as well as several smaller islands: Seymour, Baltra, Plaza Sur, Daphne Major and Rábida.[2] It is the most widespread of the Galápagos species of Microlophus, the others only occurring on single islands.[3] Some authors however, consider populations on Santiago, Santa Cruz, and Santa Fe (and associated small islands) to be distinct species (M. jacobi, M. indefatigabilis and M. barringtonensis, respectively).[4] The species is commonly attributed to the genus Microlophus but has been historically placed in the genus Tropidurus.
- ^ Márquez, C.; Yánez-Muñoz, M.; Cisneros-Heredia, D.F. (2016). "Microlophus albemarlensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T177934A1499883. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T177934A1499883.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b Microlophus albemarlensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 January 2021.
- ^ Andy Swash; Rob Still & Ian Lewington (2005). Birds, Mammals, and Reptiles of the Galápagos Islands: An Identification Guide. Yale University Press. pp. 120–121. ISBN 978-0-300-11532-1.