Microlophus peruvianus

Microlophus peruvianus
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. peruvianus
Binomial name
	Microlophus peruvianus; (Lesson, 1830)
Subspecies
	M. p. salinicola (Mertens, 1956); M. p. peruvianus (Lesson, 1830);
Synonyms
	Stellio peruvianus; Lophyrus araucanus; Tropidurus microlophus; Microlophus Lessoni; Steirolepis microlophus; Steirolepis peruviana; Steirolepis xanthostigma; Microlophus inguinalis;

Microlophus peruvianus, the Peru Pacific iguana, is a species of lava lizard endemic to the Ecuador, Peru, and Chile. The species is commonly attributed to the genus Microlophus but has been attributed to the genus Tropidurus.^[2]

Gallery

Peru Pacific Iguana (Microlophus peruvianus) from Paracas, Ica.

References

^ Venegas, P.; Yánez-Muñoz, M.; Sánchez, J. (2017). "Microlophus peruvianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T178311A68973390. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^ Microlophus peruvianus, Reptile Database

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[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] Venegas, P.; Yánez-Muñoz, M.; Sánchez, J. (2017). "Microlophus peruvianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T178311A68973390. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[2] Microlophus peruvianus, Reptile Database

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