Microlophus pacificus
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| Common Pacific iguana | |
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| File:Microlophus pacificus dorsal.jpg | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Tropiduridae |
| Genus: | Microlophus |
| Species: | M. pacificus
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| Binomial name | |
| Microlophus pacificus (Steindachner, 1876)
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| File:Microlophus pacificus distribution.svg | |
| Synonyms | |
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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
[edit | edit source]- ^ 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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